Minnesota DOC Adult Pay to Stay Policy
| Submitted | Dec. 15, 2022 |
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From: Wayne Byun
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:
The following materials regarding the imposition, assessment, collection and balances of inmate fees and debt:
a) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which inmates are or may become liable. Please include all policies and procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
b) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.
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,
Wayne Byun
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. 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
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.23
Here is the copay policy: 500.100
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2022/cite/243.212
Here is the medical copay statute: Sec. 243.212 MN Statutes
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.23
Here is some info on room and board fees as well as the order that fees are deducted: Sec. 243.23 MN Statutes
From: Wayne Byun
To whom it may concern,
Thank you very much for sharing the statutes pertaining to Minnesota's pay to stay fees. Those fulfill the first half of our original request ("a").
We had also requested the following: "b) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of individuals charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021."
Would you be able to share any existing records pertaining to this request, and if not, indicate the reasons you are not able to share?
Thank you very much.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 15, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 20, 2023. 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 Corrections
The only medical costs charge to the incarcerated people would be copayments. They can buy OTCs through canteen.
Total amount charged was $90,649.50. The breakdown by facility is also included.
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