Mortality Data and Related Policies, 2000-2020
| Submitted | June 2, 2021 |
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From: COVID Prison Project
Lisa Weitekamp
Illinois Department of Corrections
1301 Concordia Court
Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794 - 9277
To Lisa Weitekamp:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, I hereby request the following records:
– Those which include time and date of all instances of death occurring in the offender population between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Those which indicate the total number of individuals in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) custody who died by any cause, separated monthly, from January 2000 to December 2020.
– Monthly population records that include the total number of deaths occurring among people in the custody of the IDOC between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Final reports of death for all individuals in IDOC custody who died between January 2000 and December 2020.
Additionally, I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of any and all IDOC policies, regulations, and procedures, pertaining to...
– Investigations of in-custody deaths.
– Requirements for the performance of an autopsy or post-mortem medical examination of individuals who die while in IDOC custody.
– The reporting of in-custody deaths to other governmental agencies.
– Next-of-kin notification in the event of in-custody deaths.
I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. However, the law (Act 5 ILCS 140/6) allows you to impose a waiver or reduction of fees when information is sought in the public interest, as is the case for this request. We respectfully request a waiver of these fees as we are affiliated with an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, and this request is made for a scholarly or scientific purpose and not for a commercial use.
I look forward to hearing from you in writing within five working days, as required by the Act.
Thank you for considering and responding to this request.
Sincerely,
Forrest Behne
Policy Director, COVID Prison Project
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Office: (919) 391-7962
340 MacNider Hall | Campus Box 7240
333 South Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 2, 2021. 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 Corrections
Please see attached response from IDOC regarding your recent FOIA Request.
Thank You!
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