Georgia Involuntary Treatment
| Submitted | Oct. 26, 2020 |
| Due | Jan. 12, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | Dec. 18, 2020 |
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From: HIJ Action Lab
To Whom It May Concern:
The Health in Justice Action Lab at Northeastern University is interested in Georgia’s involuntary commitment programs under O.C.G.A. Title 37 Ch. 7 Art. 3. Specifically, we are looking for data concerning individuals civilly committed for substance use and addiction treatment, the programmatic offerings for those individuals, and Georgia’s response to COVID-19 in its civil commitment system.
In order to permit the public to understand how the state of Georgia is administering involuntary commitment, the outcomes of that program, and the impact on Georgia’s public health, the Health in Justice Action Lab is making this request pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71 for the following records:
1. State-wide volume. Any record showing the number of people who were civilly committed for substance use and addiction in each year since 2015 to the latest available.
2. Demographic information. Any and all records reflecting de-identified demographic summary statistics, including (but not necessarily limited to) race, gender, age, and pregnancy status, pertaining to individuals who have been civilly committed for substance use and addiction, from 2015 to latest available.
3. Facility information. Summary statistics, reports, or relevant documentation detailing facilities that are used to house people civilly commitment for substance use and addiction, including the following information:
a) Summary of the number of individuals committed to each individual facility for substance use in each year since 2015, to latest available.
b) For each facility housing people civilly committed for substance use, summary of the number of individuals also being held on criminal charges in those same facilities
c) Which facilities employ or contract health care providers licensed to prescribe methadone and/or buprenorphine.
d) Number of individuals each facility is licensed to house.
e) State agency managing each facility housing people civilly committed for substance use disorder.
f) Any and all documentation noting the number of non-fatal and fatal overdose incidents within each facility housing people civilly committed for substance use disorder in each year since 2015.
4. Financial information. Summary statistics, reports, or relevant documentation regarding government resources or insurance funds that are used to pay for civil commitment for substance use/addiction in each year since 2015.
5. Re-entry planning. Any and all documentation regarding the re-entry planning process for people discharged from civil commitment for substance use disorder, including:
a) Overdose education and naloxone distribution
b) Linkage to treatment in the community
c) Linkage to housing in the community
d) Insurance assistance
e) Any other support or health services
6. External overdose data. Any and all documentation noting the number of overdose incidents of patients within 1 year of re-entry from civil commitment for substance use disorder/addiction in each year since 2015.
Because this request involves a matter of public concern and because it is made on behalf of a nonprofit organization, we ask that you waive any fees. If you decide not to waive fees, we request that you permit us to examine, at our election, the responsive documents before deciding which portions to transmit. We prefer the documents in electronic format.
Should you determine that some portion of the documents requested are exempt from disclosure, please release any reasonably segregable portions that are not exempt. In addition, please note the applicable statutory exemption and explain why it applies to the redacted portions. As you know, a custodian of public records shall comply with a request within 3 business days, as the statute requires days after receipt.
Thank you for your assistance. We look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Louis Miyara
Health in Justice Action Lab
Northeastern University
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I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. 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.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. 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.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. 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: Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities
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From: HIJ Action Lab
To Whom It May Concern;
Thank you for your response. We are able to pay the requested amount. The payment will be sent to you soon. Please let us know when you receive the payment and when you will send the responsive documents to us. The payment should come from the Director of the Health in Justice Action Lab, Leo Beletsky. Thank you for your time and effort. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Louis Miyara
Health in Justice Action Lab
Northeastern University
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I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities
Good Afternoon,
We apologize for the delayed response. We are still waiting on some information for your request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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Hello,
We cannot access the last message you sent us due to encryption. Can you please send it to the email darling.ma@northeastern.edu? Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mackenzie Darling
Health in Justice Action Lab
Northeastern University
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Northeastern University
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From: HIJ Action Lab
Hello,
Thank you for your response. I had a clarifying question I was hoping you could help me with. On December 16, 2020, we received a response from your department stating that you collected documents worth of 2 hours of work as requested 40 dollars for the labor. We sent a check to your department. However, in the newest response from your department, you provided no documents and noted that you were not charging us because there were no documents collected. I was wondering whether or not your department received the payment we sent in February. If so, I was hoping we could get a copy of the documents that were collected in regards to the December response. I look forward to hear back from you regarding this disconnect between the December and March responses. Thank you so much for your help!
Best,
Louis Miyara
Health in Justice Action Lab
Northeastern University
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities
Good Afternoon,
Can you please provide your contact number. A response to your request was emailed on March 19, 2021 and April 14, 2021. We are still receiving correspondence from your office requesting documents that were already submitted. Can you please confirm if you received the unencrypted email that was sent on April 14, 2021.
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From: HIJ Action Lab
Hello,
We received your response to our request but we had a follow up question regarding the payment we submitted to you.
On December 16, 2020, we received a response from your department stating that you collected documents worth of 2 hours of work as requested 40 dollars for the labor. We sent a check to your department. However, in the newest response from your department, you provided no documents and noted that you were not charging us because there were no documents collected. I was wondering whether or not your department received the payment we sent in February. If so, I was hoping we could get a copy of the documents that were collected in regards to the December response. I look forward to hear back from you regarding this disconnect between the December and March responses.
Best,
Louis Miyara
Health in Justice Action Lab
Northeastern University
From: Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities
Good Morning,
Can you please provide your contact number. A response to your request was emailed on March 19, 2021 and April 14, 2021. We are still receiving correspondence from your office requesting documents that were already submitted. Can you please confirm if you received the unencrypted email that was sent on April 14, 2021.
From: HIJ Action Lab
Hello,
You can contact me at darling.ma@northeastern.edu or (716)803-2255. We are still reaching out to you for follow up regarding the payment we made in December.
Best,
Mackenzie Darling
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 26, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 18, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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