TX AG custodial death reports
| Submitted | Aug. 17, 2015 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All database reports regarding reports of custodial deaths. Please include all available segregable data, including, but not limited to, the individual, the facility in which he or she was being held at the time death, the facility at which the death occurred, the cause of death, the manner of death, the offense for which the individual was being held, etc.[For reference: https://muckrock.s3.amazonaws.com/foia_files/DOC_2.pdf ; https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/criminal/custodial/report_deaths.php]
This request is being made as part of a journalistic investigation. 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 fees cannot be waived, 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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi there,
I would like to provided further clarification regarding this request. Please provide, if possible, the classification or custody status of each individual and whether they were in segregation at the time of the complication.
Thank you so much for your help,
Beryl
From: publicrecords
August 18, 2015
Dear Mr. Lipton:
Please be advised that the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) does not maintain custodial death reports (“CDRs”) electronically prior to 2005. Accordingly, we cannot provide the requested information prior to 2005. Of course, we maintain the actual CDRs for this period. If you would like the CDRs from this period, we will be happy to provide you with a formal cost estimate. As for your modification, the OAG does not request entities to inform us whether the inmate was in segregation at the time of death. We can only provide that information if the entity included that fact in its report. Thank you.
Sincerely,
June B. Harden
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Public Information Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
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From: publicrecords
August 21, 2015
Dear Mr. Lipton:
Please respond as soon as possible as to whether you want the paper copies. I will need to provide you a cost estimate for this information. Thank you.
Sincerely,
June B. Harden
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Public Information Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Ms. Harden,
Thank you very much for your message. I would very much appreciate a cost estimate for the paper copies.
Please let me know if there's anything else.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: publicrecords
September 1, 2015
Dear Mr. Lipton:
Please find attached a copy of the cost estimate for this request. Thank you.
Sincerely,
June B. Harden
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Public Information Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
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From: publicrecords
September 1, 2015
Mr. Beryl Lipton
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RE: Public Information Request No. 15-42177
Dear Mr. Lipton:
This e-mail is in response to your public information request to the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), received by the OAG on August 17, 2015. A copy of your request follows this e-mail.
The OAG has reviewed its files and has located the attached documents that are responsive to your request. Although the Public Information Act allows a governmental body to charge for copying documents, the attached documents are being provided to you at no charge.
If you have any questions, please contact me at publicrecords@texasattorneygeneral.gov.<mailto:publicrecords@texasattorneygeneral.gov.>
Sincerely,
Kyle Gavit
Public Information Coordinator’s Office
Office of the Attorney General
From: publicrecords
September 23, 2015
Dear Mr. Lipton,
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Kyle Gavit
Public Information Coordinator’s Office
Office of the Attorney General
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