Covid Booking Procedures (Erie County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any correspondence, memos or other written guidance related to changes in booking procedures during Covid. Please include any information related to fingerprinting and DNA swabbing, as well as other booking protocols.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

The Trace

Hi there,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! It's really helpful.
What I'm trying to understand is whether anyone who would have normally been fingerprinted was not fingerprinted during Covid for safety reasons. Do you know? (I am asking this question of law enforcement agencies all across the country in hopes of getting a general sense of what protocols were followed.)

Sincerely,
Ann Givens
The Trace

Hi there,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! It's really helpful.
What I'm trying to understand is whether anyone who would have normally been fingerprinted was not fingerprinted during Covid for safety reasons. Do you know? (I am asking this question of law enforcement agencies all across the country in hopes of getting a general sense of what protocols were followed.)

Sincerely,
Ann Givens
The Trace