Georgia DOC Vanguard America

Dear Mr. O'Connor,

I am writing in response to your Open Records Request to the Department dated September 5, 2018. You requested:

- A list of all Internal Affairs Unit investigations opened between November 2017 and August 2018

- Records generated by an Internal Affairs Unit investigation into a DOC officer's membership in the white supremacist group "Vanguard America."

I can confirm that there was an investigation and the employee resigned. However, investigation reports and intelligence data prepared by the Department’s Office of Professional Standards are classified as confidential state secrets and privileged under law. O.C.G.A. § 42-5-36 (b). Therefore, they are not subject to release under the Open Records Act. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(a).

If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best,

Ms. McCall Trammell

Georgia Department of Corrections
Office of Legal Services
P.O. Box 1529
Forsyth, GA 31029
Email: mccall.trammell@gdc.ga.gov<mailto:mccall.trammell@gdc.ga.gov>
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