Connecticut DOC Adult Pay to Stay Policy
| Tracking # |
R000985-081623 |
| Submitted | Dec. 15, 2022 |
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From: Elijah Salisbury
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which inmates are or may become liable. Please include all policies and procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
2) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Elijah Salisbury
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
My office has attached A.D. 3.12 which outlines the requested information.
From: Elijah Salisbury
Hello,
Thank you for your response to my request. Although I appreciate the response, the document provided doesn't seem to explicitly address the "room & board costs or fees" or the second portion of my request "2) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021."
If your department does not assess these fees or does not have access to the documents necessary to address the request please let me know.
Thank you,
Elijah Salisbury
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 23, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections
Good Morning
All requests for records should be submitted through the DOC FOI Portal located here<https://docct.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(hs0boycmu1upvl4b4gvvn2ai))/supporthome.aspx> or on the DOC website. If you have any issues submitting your request via the portal, please contact DOC's FOI Administrator CS Stephanie Secore at (860) 692-6290.
Kathryn DiVito, Correction Officer
FOI Liaison to the FOI Unit Administrator
Connecticut Department of Correction
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06106
From:
Dear Elijah Salisbury:
This is an acknowledgement that the Department of Correction received your Freedom of Information Act request on 8/16/2023 and given the reference number R000985-081623 for tracking purposes.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the FOI Records Request Center.
Department of Correction
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the FOI Records Request Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HQ2hDm-2FkVDWL-2BJVYyODEQ0Gsx1ruHDkh-2BYXjR3HfB4vDz0CP8SvdghTMDz23PsRpsA-3D-3D67Qw_UoTKswFiraPTDpXaXuqpDPQWF6-2B6pF7nv7wSsP38rCBPmvFJ6GHgLUREg4qaQD39AKKOyNTdhlFIHQnO3-2FV3vQjyT2z0Xd6zQAaxt4XjyEn7-2FmBSb5pkJb-2BBgv9rMfeD-2BvBPOfAed0KMoGHPkzGrWWIMBfKv3r0dK0SslRao28FhXFIJSkS3Ai1QacSbiPiYBWVghaa4AGLsZXD-2BteG2IfOXpZMJE55WURSklTF2kZEPhnP95zktczQ3pqrLP8nXBaLPvq62Dk8MhTI6SuuNKhP9FdAswYvCBsDqBgXNd-2FvuVljW8cYu64dwi1qMi17ss4FbCvrb5cUbQJoxEb6c-2FdhCPyfw2duBigPmn0hFq1CEPke4qUur80xHuUsisWGN)
From: Department of Corrections
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RE: FOI Records Request of August 16, 2023, Reference # R000985-081623
Dear Elijah Salisbury,
The Department of Correction received a public information request from you on August 16, 2023. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which inmates are or may become liable. Please include all policies and procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
2) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Elijah Salisbury”
This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the Department of Correction.
If you would like for the Department of Correction to proceed with your public information request, please provide clarifications at your earliest convenience. Otherwise, the Department of Correction will consider your request withdrawn.
You may provide a response to the Department of Correction by responding to this email. What specifically are you looking to obtain as Connecticut DOC inmates do not pay for medical services while incarcerated?
Upon receipt of your clarification, the Department of Correction will further respond to your Public Information Act Request as required by law, including providing you with an estimate of costs associated with producing the requested records.
If you have any questions, please contact my office at 860-692-6290. Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Secore
FOI Administrator
Central Office FOI Unit
From: Kelly Stevenson
Hello,
Thank you for responding to my previous correspondence. To clarify, we are requesting all current policies and procedures around the imposition of room and board fees, all data depicting the amount of room and board fees collected in FY2021, and the total number of individuals charged room and board fees during FY2021.
In addition, we were able to locate DOC Administrative Directive 3.12, which states that “sentenced inmates shall be charged for, and be responsible to pay for medical services” and that “a sentenced inmate shall be charged a fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each inmate initiated visit to the Health Services Unit.” Can you confirm that, despite this authorizing language, Connecticut DOC inmates are not held liable for medical fees and/or copayments in FY2021? We also would like clarification about whether Connecticut DOC inmates are currently charged medical fees and/or copayments.
Thank you for your continued support in resolving this matter. Please reach out if you have any further questions or if there is anything that I can clarify!
Best,
Kelly Stevenson
From: Department of Corrections
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RE: FOI Records Request of August 16, 2023, Reference # R000985-081623.
Dear Elijah Salisbury,
The Department of Correction received a public information request from you on August 16, 2023. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which inmates are or may become liable. Please include all policies and procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
2) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Elijah Salisbury”
The Department of Correction has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the FOI Records Request Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. FOI Records Request - R000985-081623 Please note: All current policies pertaining to medical fees relating to inmates have been uploaded for you to view. Inmates are not charged fees and do not pay for room and board while incarcerated. As for AD 3.12, it has been uploaded for you to view and additional information pertaining to inmate copays.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Secore
FOI Administrator
Central Office FOI Unit
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