Rikers Invesitigations
| Tracking # |
G000113-022223 |
| Submitted | Feb. 21, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | April 4, 2024 |
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From: Wesley Lowery
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Reports and files related to any investigations into deaths that occurred at Rikers Island Correctional Facility or of people in DOC custody at Rikers at the time of their death between Jan 1, 2012 and December 31, 2022
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Wesley Lowery
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
Re: FOIL Request #G000113-022223
Dear Mr. Lowery:
This is an automated reply to your above-referenced FOIL request. Please do not respond to this message.
Within five business days, you will receive a written acknowledgment of the receipt of your request with a statement of the approximate date when your request will be granted or denied.
New York State Office of the Attorney General
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 2, 2023
RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223
Dear Mr. Lowery:
Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(3)(a), the Office of the Attorney General acknowledges receipt of the above-referenced FOIL request.
We are performing a diligent search for the records you request. We will notify you of the status of your request on or before March 30, 2023.
If we should locate any documents that respond to your request, and if we provide them in electronic format, we will notify you of any fee in advance. If we provide paper copies, we will also notify you of any fee in advance; for paper copies, the first five pages would be provided free of charge, and the cost for the remaining pages would be $.25 per page.
Sincerely,
Abisola Fatade
Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 10, 2023
RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223
Dear Mr. Lowery:
This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request.
Please be advised that Public Officers Law § 89(3)(a) provides that a request for records shall reasonably describe the records sought. Your request does not reasonably describe records and requires the following clarification(s):
Please provide to us additional information regarding the specific records you seek so that we may narrow our search for responsive records.
You may submit your clarification by accessing this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center.
Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
From: Wesley Lowery
I'm asking for any investigations that the Office of the AG has conducted into deaths that have occurred on Rikers Island in the last decade
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 21, 2023
RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223
Dear Mr. Lowery:
Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(3)(a), the Office of the Attorney General acknowledges receipt of your clarification of the above-referenced FOIL request.
We are performing a diligent search for the records you request. We will notify you of the status of your request on or before April 18, 2023.
If we should locate any documents that respond to your request, and if we provide them in electronic format, we will notify you of any fee in advance. If we provide paper copies, we will also notify you of any fee in advance; for paper copies, the first five pages would be provided free of charge, and the cost for the remaining pages would be $.25 per page.
Sincerely,
Abisola Fatade
Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 31, 2023 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223 Dear Mr. Lowery: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please be advised that given the timeframe and nature of your request, which relates to more than 30 investigations, it would take this office several years to produce all of the responsive records in our possession. We will begin by disclosing records we have disclosed in response to other requests, which relate to individual, closed, investigations. For information, one of those individual requests is complete and we will disclose the same information to you; the other request is being handled now and we will disclose the same information to you when that second disclosure is complete. However, as to the other investigations, we will make disclosures to you beginning with the earliest closed investigation (based on date of death) and work our way forward. If you have a different preference, please let us know. You may submit your response via the link below. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve the first installment of records that respond to your request. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
View this request in the My Request Center.
From: Wesley Lowery
Thank you. Would it be possible to receive a list of the 30 investigations?
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 Feb. 22, 2023. You previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. 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 #G000113-022223.
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 Feb. 22, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. 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 #G000113-022223.
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 Feb. 22, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. 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 #G000113-022223.
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 Feb. 22, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. 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 #G000113-022223.
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 Feb. 22, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 18, 2023. 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 #G000113-022223.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
February 16, 2024 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223 Dear Mr. Lowery: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve records that respond to your request. Please be advised that this is our second response to the above-referenced request. We intend to continue producing records to you on a rolling basis until we have provided all additional, responsive, and non-exempt records and issued our final determination of your FOIL request. We estimate that, by February 23, 2024, we will be able to produce to you the next installment of responsive records. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
View this request in the My Request Center.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
February 23, 2024 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223 Dear Mr. Lowery: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve records that respond to your request. Please be advised that this is our third response to the above-referenced request. We intend to continue producing records to you on a rolling basis until we have provided all additional, responsive, and non-exempt records and issued our final determination of your FOIL request. We estimate that, by March 1, 2024, we will be able to produce to you the next installment of responsive records. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
View this request in the My Request Center.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 1, 2024 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223 Dear Mr. Lowery: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve records that respond to your request. Please be advised that this is our fourth response to the above-referenced request. We intend to continue producing records to you on a rolling basis until we have provided all additional, responsive, and non-exempt records and issued our final determination of your FOIL request. We estimate that, by March 14, 2024, we will be able to produce to you the next installment of responsive records. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
View this request in the My Request Center.
From: Office of the Attorney General - New York
March 14, 2024 RE: Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request Reference # G000113-022223 Dear Mr. Lowery: This email is in response to the above-referenced FOIL request. The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a diligent search for the records that you have requested. Please access this request in the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to retrieve records that respond to your request. Please be advised that this is our fifth response to the above-referenced request. We intend to continue producing records to you on a rolling basis until we have provided all additional, responsive, and non-exempt records and issued our final determination of your FOIL request. We estimate that, by April 4, 2024, we will be able to produce to you the next installment of responsive records. Sincerely, Abisola Fatade Assistant Attorney General
Please visit the NYS OAG FOIL Request Center to view frequently asked questions, monitor request progress, and submit future requests.
View this request in the My Request Center.
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