Records of COVID-19 deaths in custody (Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST of 6/1/2021, Reference # M002418-060121

Dear Felipe De La Hoz,
Thank you for your interest in public records of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. Your request was received on June 01, 2021 and given the reference number M002418-060121 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Releasable incident reports, post-fatality documentation, and other records relating specifically to deaths in custody, in such cases where cause of death is related to complications arising from COVID-19 infection, and which took place between December 1, 2020 and the most recent date available. Please note and provide an explanation for any redactions, deletions, withholdings, and exclusions determined to be appropriate.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Felipe De La Hoz
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST June 01, 2021, Reference # M002418-060121

Dear Felipe De La Hoz,

This letter is in response to your Public Records Act request dated June 01, 2021 in which you requested the following records:
"Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Releasable incident reports, post-fatality documentation, and other records relating specifically to deaths in custody, in such cases where cause of death is related to complications arising from COVID-19 infection, and which took place between December 1, 2020 and the most recent date available. Please note and provide an explanation for any redactions, deletions, withholdings, and exclusions determined to be appropriate.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Felipe De La Hoz"

The CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is unable to respond to your request because CDCR does not exercise control over the records you are requesting. The records you seek may be in the possession of the California Correctional Health Care Services. Please forward a copy of your request directly to California Correctional Health Care Services by email at CCHCSHealthPRAs@cdcr.ca.gov or by mail to the following address:

California Correctional Health Care Services
Attention: PRA Coordinator Building C
P.O. Box 588500
Elk Grove, CA 95758

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Sincerely,

Michelle Mraule
PRA Coordinator
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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Good afternoon,

This is in response to your request for records from the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) under the California Public Records Act (PRA), which was received in our office on June 02, 2021. Specifically, you requested the following:

Requesting releasable incident reports, post-fatality documentation, and other records relating to deaths in custody where cause of death was related to complications arising from COVID-19 infection from December 01, 2020 to most current.

For the portion of your request seeking other records relating to deaths in custody, there is an annual death review report made available on the CCHCS public website at the following link: https://cchcs.ca.gov/reports/. Please be advised that the most current report available is for 2019 whereas the report for 2020 has not been published. It is anticipated that the report will be available on the aforementioned web page at a later date. An additional resource which you may find responsive is the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Population COVID-19 Tracking page which shows the number of inmate deaths due to COVID-19 by institution. This resource is located on CDCR’s public website at the following link: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/.

For the remainder of your request pertaining to incident reports and post-fatality documentation, the information you are requesting is exempt from release via the California Public Records Act pursuant to Govt. Code §6254(c), which states, “[p]ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”. Additionally, the information is also exempt from release to the public pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.

If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact us via e-mail at CCHCSHealthPRAS@CDCR.ca.gov<mailto:CCHCSHealthPRAS@CDCR.ca.gov>, or by regular mail:

California Correctional Health Care Services
Attention: PRA Coordinator, Building C
P.O. Box 588500
Elk Grove, CA 95758

Sincerely,

E. Hoppin
PRA Coordinator

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CCHCSHealthPRAs@cdcr.ca.gov<mailto:CCHCSHealthPRAs@cdcr.ca.gov>

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