SUICIDE RECORDS

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A record of the number of suicides in Mississippi for the past five years, the demographics of those who died by suicide and the city/county where they resided for the past five years. If Mississippi Bureau of Investigation does not keep track of this, then we would request the records for each county so we can obtain our own numbers.

A record of the number of complaints or requests sent to Mississippi Bureau of Investigation with regards to reopening cases of suicide or death by suspicious circumstances by MS residents for the past 5 years.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Gaby Caplan