Connecticut Youth Pay to Stay Policy
| Submitted | Dec. 21, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Wayne Byun
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The following materials regarding the imposition, assessment, collection and balances of fees and debt for incarcerated youth (i.e., juvenile):
a) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which incarcerated youth (i.e. juvenile) and/or their parents or legal guardians 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).
b) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department/office or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of youths (i.e., juveniles) 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. ยง 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,
Wayne Byun
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. 21, 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: Judicial Branch
Good Afternoon,
Your below request has been received and is being processed. We are in the process of determining what records, responsive to your inquiry, exist so that a determination can be made as to whether the records, if any, are disclosable. If such records are not disclosable, we will let you know the specific basis for that determination. We hope to respond within a few business days and we will update you as we move forward with our review. Thank you.
Adam
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Adam P. Mauriello
Deputy Director, Legal Services
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
100 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 706-5120 (tel)
(860) 566-3449 (fax)
This e-mail and any attachments/links transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may be protected by the attorney/client privilege, work product doctrine, or other confidentiality provision. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, copying, dissemination, distribution, use or action taken in reliance on the contents of this communication is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this in error and delete this e-mail and any attachments/links from your system. Any inadvertent receipt or transmission shall not be a waiver of any privilege or work product protection. The Connecticut Judicial Branch does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this communication which arise as a result of e-mail transmission, or for any viruses that may be contained therein. If verification of the contents of this e-mail is required, please request a hard-copy version.
From: Judicial Branch
Good Afternoon,
Attached, please find a letter responding to your Freedom of Information Act requested dated December 21, 2022.
Sincerely,
Brianna C. Nobile, Esq.
Research Attorney, Legal Services
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
100 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 706-5120
Fax: (860) 566-3449
Email: brianna.nobile@jud.ct.gov<mailto:brianna.nobile@jud.ct.gov>
This e-mail and any attachments/links transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may be protected by the attorney/client privilege, work product doctrine, or other confidentiality provision. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, copying, dissemination, distribution, use or action taken in reliance on the contents of this communication is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this in error and delete this e-mail and any attachments/links from your system. Any inadvertent receipt or transmission shall not be a waiver of any privilege or work product protection. The Connecticut Judicial Branch does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this communication which arise as a result of e-mail transmission, or for any viruses that may be contained therein. If verification of the contents of this e-mail is required, please request a hard-copy version.
From: Kelly Stevenson
Hello,
Thank you for responding to our initial inquiry. Although you have indicated that the Judicial Branch does not impose or charges fees for medical or room and board costs for incarcerated juveniles, we have located statutory evidence that seems to contradict this. After submitting a FOIA request to the department of Children and Family Services, we were informed of CT Public Act 18-31, which has transferred the responsibility of detained youths to the Judicial Branch.
In light of this contradictory evidence, can you clarify whether the Judicial Branch retains jurisdiction over the imposition and collection of medical or room and board costs for incarcerated youths? If so, we ask that you provide the appropriate documents responsive to our initial request.
Best,
Kelly
From: Judicial Branch
Good Afternoon,
Attached, please find a letter responding to your June 21, 2023 email.
Sincerely,
Brianna C. Nobile, Esq.
Research Attorney, Legal Services
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Tel: (860) 706-5120
Fax: (860) 566-3449
Email: brianna.nobile@jud.ct.gov<mailto:brianna.nobile@jud.ct.gov>
This e-mail and any attachments/links transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may be protected by the attorney/client privilege, work product doctrine, or other confidentiality provision. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, copying, dissemination, distribution, use or action taken in reliance on the contents of this communication is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this in error and delete this e-mail and any attachments/links from your system. Any inadvertent receipt or transmission shall not be a waiver of any privilege or work product protection. The Connecticut Judicial Branch does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this communication which arise as a result of e-mail transmission, or for any viruses that may be contained therein. If verification of the contents of this e-mail is required, please request a hard-copy version.
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