Florida DOC materials re: Criminon

From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2019 3:37 PM
To: '66734-48013019@requests.muckrock.co' <66734-48013019@requests.muckrock.co>
Subject: PRR#18-0689 - CRIMINON

C.J. Ciramella:

The Department of Corrections is in receipt of an email public records request dated December 30, 2018 directed to the Florida Department of Corrections, Public Records Unit, for Any memoranda or final recommendations regarding the Program Clearinghouse's review of two proposed rehabilitative courses by Criminon. The application and any course material submitted by Criminon to the Florida DOC in its proposal.
Please be advised that I have forwarded your request to Brad Locke, Chief, General Operations, for review and response. If any records are determined to exist, the custodian/s will provide your office an invoice for production of the records and, upon receipt of payment, the records will be provided in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes and Sec. 945.10, Florida Statutes.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at the contact information provided below. Thank you.

Dianne H. Houpt
Public Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel
Florida Department of Corrections
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Office: (850) 717-3605
Direct: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
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Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Florida DOC materials re: Criminon

Department of Corrections
SL Office
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500

December 30, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

- Any memoranda or final recommendations regarding the Program Clearinghouse's review of two proposed rehabilitative courses by Criminon.
- The application and any course material submitted by Criminon to the Florida DOC in its proposal.

For background, two elective courses by Criminon are being offered at Everglades CI, according to a recent article by the Florida Times-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20181218/church-of-scientology-is-bankrolling-courses-at-florida-prisons

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 business days.

Sincerely,

CJ Ciaramella

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Ms. Ciaramella:

Please see attached above responsive records provided by Jennifer Rechichi, Assistant Bureau Chief, Bureau of Applied Science, Research & Policy, relating to your request dated December 30, 2018 for Any memoranda or final recommendations regarding the Program Clearinghouse's review of two proposed rehabilitative courses by Criminon. The application and any course material submitted by Criminon to the Florida DOC in its proposal. Please note there is no charge for production of the records and there are no redactions of confidential information.

This completes your PRR#18-0689.

Dianne H. Houpt
Public Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel
Florida Department of Corrections
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Office: (850) 717-3605
Direct: (850) 717-3615
Fax: (850) 922-4355
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CONFIDENTIALITY & PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by phone and destroy the original and all copies. Please be aware that the State of Florida has a broad public records law and that any correspondence sent to this email address may be subject to public disclosure.