FOIA request: Reports from concerned medical and public health professionals regarding COVID-19 in Florida prisons and jails (Department of Corrections)

Naseem Miller filed this request with the Department of Corrections of Florida.
Multi Request FOIA request: Reports from concerned medical and public health professionals regarding COVID-19 in Florida prisons and jails
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From: Naseem Miller


To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence.

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,

Naseem Miller

From: Department of Corrections

Thank you for your email. The Florida Department of Corrections is in receipt of your public records request. This request has been assigned and the analyst within the Public Records Unit is reviewing your request, determining any and all custodians that may exist within the department. Once the custodians and scope of your request is defined, we will advise you of your Public Records Request tracking number (PRR #), along with the identified custodians and their timeframes in which to expect a response, in accordance with Department procedure.

If records responsive to your request are determined to exist, you may be provided with a cost estimate. This is an estimate of the cost to prepare and provide the records requested. If the final records exceed that cost estimate, you will be provided a supplemental invoice for the additional cost. Following receipt of payment, records will be prepared for release in accordance with Ch. 119 and s. 945.10, F.S. Due to the volume of requests received by each custodian, it could take approximately 3-6 weeks to receive a response from one or all custodians. This office will facilitate your request in order to ensure that you receive the most expedient response possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Records Unit, or the Public Records Administrator, Jamie Scarbrough, at (850) 717-3605 or via email at CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com<mailto:CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com> .

***Please note, due to concerns surrounding the current pandemic and the safety of our staff, the Department of Corrections has instituted teleworking by staff in this office. This is causing an increased delay in response times. Requests are processed in the order received. Please be patient as we work to serve you in a reasonable timeframe, while doing our best to keep staff safe and abide by the current CDC guidelines for social distancing. Serving the public continues to be a priority and we are working to prevent unnecessary delays in processing your request.***

Respectfully,

Florida Department of Corrections

Public Records Unit

501 South Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

From: Department of Corrections

Thank you for your email. The Florida Department of Corrections is in receipt of your public records request. This request has been assigned and the analyst within the Public Records Unit is reviewing your request, determining any and all custodians that may exist within the department. Once the custodians and scope of your request is defined, we will advise you of your Public Records Request tracking number (PRR #), along with the identified custodians and their timeframes in which to expect a response, in accordance with Department procedure.

If records responsive to your request are determined to exist, you may be provided with a cost estimate. This is an estimate of the cost to prepare and provide the records requested. If the final records exceed that cost estimate, you will be provided a supplemental invoice for the additional cost. Following receipt of payment, records will be prepared for release in accordance with Ch. 119 and s. 945.10, F.S. Due to the volume of requests received by each custodian, it could take approximately 3-6 weeks to receive a response from one or all custodians. This office will facilitate your request in order to ensure that you receive the most expedient response possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Records Unit, or the Public Records Administrator, Jamie Scarbrough, at (850) 717-3605 or via email at CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com<mailto:CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com> .

***Please note, due to concerns surrounding the current pandemic and the safety of our staff, the Department of Corrections has instituted teleworking by staff in this office. This is causing an increased delay in response times. Requests are processed in the order received. Please be patient as we work to serve you in a reasonable timeframe, while doing our best to keep staff safe and abide by the current CDC guidelines for social distancing. Serving the public continues to be a priority and we are working to prevent unnecessary delays in processing your request.***

Respectfully,

Florida Department of Corrections

Public Records Unit

501 South Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

From: Department of Corrections

Thank you for your email. The Florida Department of Corrections is in receipt of your public records request. This request has been assigned and the analyst within the Public Records Unit is reviewing your request, determining any and all custodians that may exist within the department. Once the custodians and scope of your request is defined, we will advise you of your Public Records Request tracking number (PRR #), along with the identified custodians and their timeframes in which to expect a response, in accordance with Department procedure.

If records responsive to your request are determined to exist, you may be provided with a cost estimate. This is an estimate of the cost to prepare and provide the records requested. If the final records exceed that cost estimate, you will be provided a supplemental invoice for the additional cost. Following receipt of payment, records will be prepared for release in accordance with Ch. 119 and s. 945.10, F.S. Due to the volume of requests received by each custodian, it could take approximately 3-6 weeks to receive a response from one or all custodians. This office will facilitate your request in order to ensure that you receive the most expedient response possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Records Unit, or the Public Records Administrator, Jamie Scarbrough, at (850) 717-3605 or via email at CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com<mailto:CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com> .

***Please note, due to concerns surrounding the current pandemic and the safety of our staff, the Department of Corrections has instituted teleworking by staff in this office. This is causing an increased delay in response times. Requests are processed in the order received. Please be patient as we work to serve you in a reasonable timeframe, while doing our best to keep staff safe and abide by the current CDC guidelines for social distancing. Serving the public continues to be a priority and we are working to prevent unnecessary delays in processing your request.***

Respectfully,

Florida Department of Corrections

Public Records Unit

501 South Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

From: Department of Corrections

Thank you for your email. The Florida Department of Corrections is in receipt of your public records request. This request has been assigned and the analyst within the Public Records Unit is reviewing your request, determining any and all custodians that may exist within the department. Once the custodians and scope of your request is defined, we will advise you of your Public Records Request tracking number (PRR #), along with the identified custodians and their timeframes in which to expect a response, in accordance with Department procedure.

If records responsive to your request are determined to exist, you may be provided with a cost estimate. This is an estimate of the cost to prepare and provide the records requested. If the final records exceed that cost estimate, you will be provided a supplemental invoice for the additional cost. Following receipt of payment, records will be prepared for release in accordance with Ch. 119 and s. 945.10, F.S. Due to the volume of requests received by each custodian, it could take approximately 3-6 weeks to receive a response from one or all custodians. This office will facilitate your request in order to ensure that you receive the most expedient response possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Records Unit, or the Public Records Administrator, Jamie Scarbrough, at (850) 717-3605 or via email at CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com<mailto:CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com> .

***Please note, due to concerns surrounding the current pandemic and the safety of our staff, the Department of Corrections has instituted teleworking by staff in this office. This is causing an increased delay in response times. Requests are processed in the order received. Please be patient as we work to serve you in a reasonable timeframe, while doing our best to keep staff safe and abide by the current CDC guidelines for social distancing. Serving the public continues to be a priority and we are working to prevent unnecessary delays in processing your request.***

Respectfully,

Florida Department of Corrections

Public Records Unit

501 South Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

From: Department of Corrections

Thank you for your email. The Florida Department of Corrections is in receipt of your public records request. This request has been assigned and the analyst within the Public Records Unit is reviewing your request, determining any and all custodians that may exist within the department. Once the custodians and scope of your request is defined, we will advise you of your Public Records Request tracking number (PRR #), along with the identified custodians and their timeframes in which to expect a response, in accordance with Department procedure.

If records responsive to your request are determined to exist, you may be provided with a cost estimate. This is an estimate of the cost to prepare and provide the records requested. If the final records exceed that cost estimate, you will be provided a supplemental invoice for the additional cost. Following receipt of payment, records will be prepared for release in accordance with Ch. 119 and s. 945.10, F.S. Due to the volume of requests received by each custodian, it could take approximately 3-6 weeks to receive a response from one or all custodians. This office will facilitate your request in order to ensure that you receive the most expedient response possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Records Unit, or the Public Records Administrator, Jamie Scarbrough, at (850) 717-3605 or via email at CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com<mailto:CO.PublicRecords@FDC.MyFlorida.com> .

***Please note, due to concerns surrounding the current pandemic and the safety of our staff, the Department of Corrections has instituted teleworking by staff in this office. This is causing an increased delay in response times. Requests are processed in the order received. Please be patient as we work to serve you in a reasonable timeframe, while doing our best to keep staff safe and abide by the current CDC guidelines for social distancing. Serving the public continues to be a priority and we are working to prevent unnecessary delays in processing your request.***

Respectfully,

Florida Department of Corrections

Public Records Unit

501 South Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

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From: Department of Corrections

Good Afternoon Ms. Miller:

We received your public records request (R001683-101320) for " Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes."

The FDC public records unit processes requests in the order they are received. We apologize for the delay. Our Office of Information Technology has done a first level email search given your broad parameters and has come back with an initial result of more than 5,000 emails, which would require approximately $3,000 in staff time and resources to pull, review and redact pursuant to Florida statutes. Would you like to clarify your request, or should our office move forward with invoicing?

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Rob Klepper
Deputy Communications Director
Florida Department of Corrections
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Office: 850-488-0420
Direct: 850-717-3042
Cell: 850-597-5336
Rob.Klepper@FDC.MyFlorida.com
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From: Department of Corrections

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Clarification Request -
We received your public records request (R001683-101320) for ” Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”

The FDC public records unit processes requests in the order they are received. We apologize for the delay. Our Office of Information Technology has done a first level email search given your broad parameters and has come back with an initial result of more than 5,000 emails, which would require approximately $3,000 in staff time and resources to pull, review and redact pursuant to Florida statutes. Would you like to clarify your request, or should our office move forward with invoicing?

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,











Dear Naseem Miller:

Thank you for your interest in public records of Florida Department of Corrections. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 10/13/2020 8:59:31 AM and given the reference number R001683-101320 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.

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 Florida Department of Corrections Public Records Portal.

Florida Department of Corrections

To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Florida Department of Corrections Public Records Portal at (https://u4037834.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=NsSD9AJ7NC1Zn9x435-2BIaJXjUQ-2BQTdt3UmNbhyOQ-2BIhQZxC1hXkOUSWovK9wSaym5iBjHmlIw-2Bahlwlk6Tuq8ynCOeeujE2HzLJaCSLQrjM-3DkArt_I0jPTiqJWxSjuswBAmsK0Hh650LMmHCAl7k7h40-2BZNpkLJHVFCWpjghhg-2Bc455E7B-2Bi4nsAzwkqKuzc2CD-2FEVxkMX0U3vJJMP9yGF3xQ6xLZUPEQBjxFHO7yK1zR6IMZ3CBTEjqlIWb23f5CRHr0MoJ9mZb2Uy6XvzAIUnYpNHUSDHkfHSAYGqFNGcBq50aU7dPv4o2E4awGaUwtk0M580G7iVSk6sNQmgteQdJmF92NLZtoj7ymhLdAyrHC-2FQEn) https://floridadoc.govqa.us/WEBAPP/. (https://u4037834.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=NsSD9AJ7NC1Zn9x435-2BIaJXjUQ-2BQTdt3UmNbhyOQ-2BIijH6zJi18rLG3Ugl-2FYkdFGcsBcOYsa6h8Vy7oOV8alRnBjpYywyZ8Moi-2FhrrZBX7v-2FZsqWMHbApZZLJV9ThabHCt-2BkLGXPIcUMhLJ71qCTVTOtwGZmsNjIh5FYkQDUMAFwRcloPqyPsUI1pndSHAvUy0wsGhe-2FncocY9aRlPl8dmkJ1J4aATlYzftfcE9jbiPIZxudaugm9rB4EYi8lGD-2FYja3IvqBwDzZGorevHdbICWvs9aDx4oaQBVtdDCB2MwD-2Bl-2Bidv6F4N6-2FyqPqAokXtPb4I8HtwGz5gP1nFoeNV9vslpxnUvNRdiw-2Bx3oPQmR8Tj9JpQzt4Aqa2i8DdohZ2n3oSw746dL0QZ2ayoak3G34KEFeLbocuYWew5r2io1WWHwbsk5IRZagHt-2FTzZdU4mh-2F5y-2FNd1cn-2BaXVe-2BCFaTHbUfv0FR2lZi3HX7aPFtE-3Dpyeh_I0jPTiqJWxSjuswBAmsK0Hh650LMmHCAl7k7h40-2BZNpkLJHVFCWpjghhg-2Bc455E7B-2Bi4nsAzwkqKuzc2CD-2FEV1NCWX6s1k9iYSBB3WefVc4rVHK3Aps5-2FvrxSDfNqzSPgtaup-2ByWbehT-2BIgmxJ3UyRk4cBQCgg3OWkW-2FCcvIl2Xgxlda4MV-2BcFk5p8KdwbpY8k0G1mwL-2BI1VLNPJloqFRiMidH6t1FBzg5m5RnW7pnZD1xtBjucP7LkN90FYFrco)

From: Department of Corrections

From: Naseem Miller

To whom it may concern,

You may disregard the request. I'm no longer with the news organization. For the record, it took you all 7 months to do a keyword search on emails?

Thank you?

Clarification Request -
We received your public records request (R001683-101320) for ” Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”

The FDC public records unit processes requests in the order they are received. We apologize for the delay. Our Office of Information Technology has done a first level email search given your broad parameters and has come back with an initial result of more than 5,000 emails, which would require approximately $3,000 in staff time and resources to pull, review and redact pursuant to Florida statutes. Would you like to clarify your request, or should our office move forward with invoicing?

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

From: Department of Corrections

From: Department of Corrections

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Good Afternoon Ms. Miller:
We received your public records request (R001683-101320) for ” Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”
The FDC public records unit processes requests in the order they are received. We apologize for the delay. Our Office of Information Technology has done a first level email search given your broad parameters and has come back with an initial result of more than 5,000 emails, which would require approximately $3,000 in staff time and resources to pull, review and redact pursuant to Florida statutes. Would you like to clarify your request, or should our office move forward with invoicing?











Dear Naseem Miller:

Thank you for your interest in public records of Florida Department of Corrections. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 10/13/2020 8:59:31 AM and given the reference number R001683-101320 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: Any correspondence from medical and public health professionals regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Florida jails, prisons and detention centers over the past 2 months. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, faxes and letter correspondence.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.

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 Florida Department of Corrections Public Records Portal.

Florida Department of Corrections

To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Florida Department of Corrections Public Records Portal at (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HacYq8m-2Bf3b-2BmADLt-2Fjt5tB-2FJrOrkeEvGMdbk2pV1w64tHh9lKcgOHQsruOh9tbza7xC1vc6Vq13z9-2FCw5sW1y0-3D2TeS_I0jPTiqJWxSjuswBAmsK0Hh650LMmHCAl7k7h40-2BZNpkLJHVFCWpjghhg-2Bc455E72eFb-2FD3PeUmwDXSQS5M-2BtM7gurZ1dvEyFDU3MB0j6PIH03RcwX2DElBT7-2BIh-2F9fuWgZEdyHtKwxTDIUxzmW1kNTpTq9lyGoy9L8LhIBgOA79kFM948xUB8TkMgMp-2FVvHWPnUqkGJlyNAnckhbXw-2FBQkwu3vUhJGAbi99CWUqkrJo22RO0cy28DTHhQX6ChP-2F) https://floridadoc.govqa.us/WEBAPP/. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HacYq8m-2Bf3b-2BmADLt-2Fjt5tAC9OsmY0FJRr2IZAg7ZX-2F3YoQpnF10uf0DNW2Br5-2B-2B9IzdtamaPSQtAomNAtgWN1ZZxCAkcJaxuDJTWn9Nm7Y6NIwzgh-2BnH9NfasDkRzpgnh2JfjQ08o3MIVkdJ8fI0N6J5pCelOMiFRO8H3jiqzDWwbPiHwFOUaqCgcv4AXzRS8yCdgfrmHmA8IXfYxd3kCucpInJCEdLHq-2FakmZRX8cViX9u6ntcK0AjpxFx864wnweBPNL-2FDiNsWtDi2uERQVgP9TZYZM-2B2VH2-2Bxbl4ZPnk3sTj6miI3-2BYrdKDrL7dKdxniDW8yXAYiamxtt6RFO72UdCBsPwR-2FPvONmZLpB2ekRlOQSMZgCdUaU8-2BBVTwc3ICCDaitFW11PXtH-2B0iDDXQAJqyndymiEpkm2A8XqfxCpZEbO5dSPLyURWDWC3wJLynK789XIwnhkWzPkSe5O8M-3DbGO8_I0jPTiqJWxSjuswBAmsK0Hh650LMmHCAl7k7h40-2BZNpkLJHVFCWpjghhg-2Bc455E72eFb-2FD3PeUmwDXSQS5M-2BtHmlUg4-2BnZVgSp7TtYoGJoPAkb4Vf5ouAzXEmJYM7NEuHYG-2BZXnyFIE98MoyDVQZgkVazJ-2BkJ3FjFpWFV13gzXO7dqkPo7dEmp-2BceMPVsrug9U5Np5rY15y7v6Kki697MoxlzBL0XwNMGMzUnkHeIiMO4t1C9E1afin8JgLBaWAp)

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