Death Penalty Procedures (Florida Department of Corrections)
| Submitted | March 2, 2017 |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
Policies, procedures and/or training documents pertaining to the execution of death row inmates. This includes any policies and procedures concerning a death row inmate's last meal.
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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Mr. Waltman:
The Department of Corrections is in receipt of an email public records request dated March 2, 2017 directed to the Florida Department of Corrections, Public Records Unit, for "Policies, procedures and/or training documents pertaining to the execution of death row inmates. This includes any policies and procedures concerning a death row inmate's last meal." If any records are determined to exist, the custodian will provide your office an invoice for production of the records and, upon receipt of payment, the records will be provided in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes and Sec. 945.10, Florida Statutes.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at (850) 717-3615.
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Dianne H. Houpt
Public Information Specialist
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
PHONE: (850) 717-3615
FAX: (850) 922-4355
EMAIL: dianne.houpt@fdc.myflorida.com<mailto:dianne.houpt@fdc.myflorida.com>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Houpt, Dianne S.
Mr. Waltman:
Please see response below provided by Sarah Rumph, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, relating to your request dated March 2, 2017 for "Policies, procedures and/or training documents pertaining to the execution of death row inmates. This includes any policies and procedures concerning a death row inmate's last meal."
This response completes your PRR#16-0866. Thank you.
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Dianne H. Houpt
Public Information Specialist
Florida Department of Corrections
Office of General Counsel
Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
PHONE: (850) 717-3615
FAX: (850) 922-4355
EMAIL: dianne.houpt@fdc.myflorida.com<mailto:dianne.houpt@fdc.myflorida.com>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that is exempt from public disclosure. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender (by phone or reply by electronic mail) and then destroy all copies of the original message.
