MMIW Cases
| Submitted | Oct. 27, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Data on all cases of deaths in custody involving an Alaska Native/American Indian woman or girl victim within your jurisdiction(s). For the purposes of this request, "Alaska Native/American Indian" is defined as any individual who was identified as a member of an Alaska Native or American Indian community or as having Alaska Native/American Indian heritage. "Woman or girl" includes all victims identified as females, as well as transgender women. We are requesting cases dating from 1900 to the present.
This request is for basic information on cases as classified above. Such information may include but is not limited to victim name, location and date of disappearance/death, age of victim, status of case (solved or unsolved).
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,
Annita Lucchesi
From: Department of Corrections
Hello. Your records request is being directed to the department's public records officer Marshall Goff, who is copied on this email.
See http://www.mdoc.ms.gov/Documents/MDOC%20Public%20Records%20Act%20Policy%20MG.pdf
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From: Department of Corrections
Good morning Ms. Lucchesi:
This email is written notice that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has received your public records request dated October 27, 2018. Pursuant to the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. ยง 25-61-5(1)(b), the MDOC is providing notice that a response is anticipated within fourteen (14) days of your initial request, more specifically, by November 15, 2018.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Andrea' R. Barnes
Staff Attorney
MS Deparment of Corrections
633 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
P: (601) 359-5655
W: www.mdoc.ms.gov/<http://www.mdoc.ms.gov/>
E: barnes@mdoc.state.ms.us<mailto:barnes@mdoc.state.ms.us>
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This email, and any attachments thereto, is intended for use only by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain confidential information, legally privileged information and attorney-client work product. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by email, telephone or fax, and permanently delete the original of any email and printout thereof. Thank you.
From: Department of Corrections
Good morning Ms. Murphy:
After research and review of the records requested pursuant to your email correspondence dated October 27, 2018, wherein you request "data on all cases of death in custody involving an Alaska Native/American Indian woman or girl victim within your jurisdiction, from 1900 to the present," please be advised that the MDOC is not in possession of any such documents that would be responsive to your request.
Sincerely,
Andrea' R. Barnes
Staff Attorney
MS Deparment of Corrections
633 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
P: (601) 359-5655
W: www.mdoc.ms.gov/<http://www.mdoc.ms.gov/>
E: barnes@mdoc.state.ms.us<mailto:barnes@mdoc.state.ms.us>
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This email, and any attachments thereto, is intended for use only by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain confidential information, legally privileged information and attorney-client work product. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by email, telephone or fax, and permanently delete the original of any email and printout thereof. Thank you.