IDNYC and Criminal Justice Agencies Collaboration
| Tracking # |
21-373 |
| Submitted | Oct. 14, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Sam Mellins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All email communication between IDNYC and 1) the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) or 2) the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) between September 1, 2020, and October 14, 2021.
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,
Sam Mellins
From: New York City Human Resources Administration / Department of Social Services
Dear Mr. Mellins,
I write in response to your FOIL request below, emailed October 14, 2021, seeking:
All email communication between IDNYC and 1) the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) or 2) the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) between September 1, 2020, and October 14, 2021.
Please be advised that your request is too broad to fulfil as requested. Due to the difficulties involved in searching through large volumes of email correspondence, additional information would be needed to identify records of interest. Please provide either key terms or focused subject matter, and please also identify the senders/recipients that would be of greatest interest (individual's names, or at least particular units).
Upon receipt of such additional information, the availability f records can be looked into further, and the matter hopefully expedited as appropriate. Also, if additional records would be of interest, you can widen your request afterwards. However, without such additional specification, the FOIL Office might not be able to help you further with this matter.
Sincerely,
Avraham Schmeidler | FOIL Assistant
OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
150 Greenwich Street, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10007
T: 929-221-5431
schmeidlera@dss.nyc.gov<mailto:schmeidlera@hra.nyc.gov> | NYC.gov/dss<http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dss/index.page>
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From: Sam Mellins
Dear Mr. Schmeidler,
Thank you for your email yesterday. To make my request more specific, I would like to limit the subject matter to all emails on the subject of providing IDNYC to people incarcerated in the city's jails, or to people exiting incarceration in the city's jails. Keywords of interest might include "IDNYC" and "Rikers."
I request all email communication on this subject between IDNYC and 1) the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) or 2) the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) between September 1, 2020, and October 14, 2021.
Unfortunately I am not able to provide names that are of particular interest, as I am not personally familiar with which individuals at the above agencies might have been responsible for efforts that are the subject of my request.
Thank you for your assistance,
Sam Mellins
From: New York City Human Resources Administration / Department of Social Services
Dear Mr. Mellins,
I write in further response to your FOIL request below, emailed October 14, 2021, seeking:
All email communication between IDNYC and 1) the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) or 2) the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) between September 1, 2020, and October 14, 2021.
Now narrowed to "emails on the subject of providing IDNYC to people incarcerated in the city's jails, or to people exiting incarceration in the city's jails".
Thank you for the clarification. We are now looking into the availability of records, and whether any further information would be needed to identify records of interest.
However, before a determination can be rendered, further review is necessary to assess the potential applicability of exemptions set forth in FOIL, and whether the records can be located. Please be advised that this office receives numerous requests per month, which causes delays in our ability to respond to each request. Therefore, we estimate that we will be able to respond to your request within 90 days of this letter.
Thank you for the request, and please feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Avraham Schmeidler | FOIL Assistant
OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
150 Greenwich Street, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10007
T: 929-221-5431
schmeidlera@dss.nyc.gov<mailto:schmeidlera@hra.nyc.gov> | NYC.gov/dss<http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dss/index.page>
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From: New York City Human Resources Administration / Department of Social Services
Dear Mr. Mellins,
I write in further response to your FOIL request emailed October 14, 2021, seeking:
all email communications on the subject of providing IDNYC to people incarcerated in the city's jails, or to people exiting incarceration in the city's jails between IDNYC and 1) the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) or 2) the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), between September 1, 2020 and October 14, 2021, including keywords "IDNYC" and "Rikers."
Please be advised that the requested records are being withheld pursuant to Public Officers Law §87(2)(g) as records which are interagency materials which are not statistical or factual tabulations or data, instructions to staff that affect the public, final agency policy or determinations, or external audits.
If you wish to appeal any portion of this decision, please direct your appeal to the DSS FOIL Appeal Officer, Martha Calhoun, at FOIL@dss.nyc.gov<mailto:FOIL@dss.nyc.gov> within 30 days of receipt of this email, in accordance with POL §89(4)(a).
Thank you.
Avraham Schmeidler | FOIL Assistant
OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
150 Greenwich Street, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10007
T: 929-221-5431
schmeidlera@dss.nyc.gov<mailto:schmeidlera@hra.nyc.gov> | NYC.gov/dss<http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dss/index.page>
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