Mortality Data and Related Policies, 2000-2020
| Tracking # |
DOCCS-21-05-262 |
| Submitted | May 26, 2021 |
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From: COVID Prison Project
FOIL Unit, Office of Counsel
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Building 2
1220 Washington Ave
Albany, New York 12226
To the NYDOCCS FOIL Unit:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., I hereby request the following records:
– Files which include time and date of all instances of death occurring among those confined to adult correctional facilities between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Files which indicate the total number of individuals in New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYDOCCS) adult correctional facilities who died by any cause, separated monthly, from January 2000 to December 2020.
– Monthly population records that include the total number of deaths occurring among people confined to NYDOCCS adult correctional facilities between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Final reports of death for all individuals in NYDOCCS adult correctional facilities who died between January 2000 and December 2020.
Additionally, I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of any and all NYDOCCS policies, regulations, and procedures, pertaining to...
– Investigations of in-custody deaths.
– Requirements for the performance of an autopsy or post-mortem medical examination of individuals who die while in NYDOCCS custody.
– The reporting of in-custody deaths to other governmental agencies.
– Next-of-kin notification in the event of in-custody deaths.
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. However, we respectfully request a waiver of these fees as we are affiliated with an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, and this request is made for a scholarly or scientific purpose and not for a commercial use.
If you choose to deny this request, please provide a written explanation for the denial including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. Also, please provide all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
The New York Freedom of Information Law requires a response time of five business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Forrest Behne
Policy Director, COVID Prison Project
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Office: (919) 391-7962
340 MacNider Hall | Campus Box 7240
333 South Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. 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 and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. 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 and Community Supervision
Good morning,
We anticipate a response by August 27, 2021 unless otherwise notified in writing.
Thank you,
Brianna White
Administrative Specialist 1
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Office of Counsel/FOIL Unit
The Harriman State Campus, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12226
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended solely for the designated recipient(s) and may contain confidential information which is legally privileged and protected by law from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this e-mail and any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited.
If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail.
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Nov. 2, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #DOCCS-21-05-262.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 31, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOCCS-21-05-262.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 31, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOCCS-21-05-262.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 31, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOCCS-21-05-262.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 16, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOCCS-21-05-262.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Attached please find correspondence from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision regarding your FOIL Request DOCCS-21-05-262.
If you have any questions regarding your FOIL request, please contact the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Records Access Office at the
address below:
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Records Access Office
1220 Washington Ave
Building 2
Albany, NY 12226-2050
From: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
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Kathy Hochul
Governor
ANTHONY J. aNNUCCI
Acting Commissioner
Attached please find the response to your Freedom of Information Law request.
If you do not agree with this decision, you may appeal by contacting the Office of the Counsel, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, State Campus, Building #4, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12226, in writing.
Brianna White
Assistant Records Access Officer
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended solely for the designated recipient(s) and may contain confidential information which is legally privileged and protected by law from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this e-mail and any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited.
If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail.
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