Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (North Carolina Department of Corrections)
| Multi Request | Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials |
| Submitted | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expenses or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: North Carolina Department of Corrections
Dear Emma Best,
We have received the attached request regarding the Department of Corrections. Please be aware that the fulfillment of your request may be delayed due to the unprecedented workload associated with ensuring the health, safety and security of staff members and individuals who are incarcerated during this time of pandemic.
You noted the request was initially faxed to us unsuccessfully some time ago. Email is a far more reliable method of reaching us and you may send your requests to either myself or Wendy Estes at wendy.estes@ncdps.gov<mailto:wendy.estes@ncdps.gov>.
Your request as described "Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expense or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present." is not searchable.
Please clarify "officials in the federal government" by providing specific names so that we may better identify any potentially responsive records.
Best regards,
Susan Smith
Susan M. Smith
Public Records Lead
NC Department of Public Safety
Mail Service Center 4202
Raleigh, NC 27699-4202
Phone (984) 220-8031
Fax (919) 733-0296
susan.m.smith@ncdps.gov<mailto:susan.m.smith@ncdps.gov>
www.ncdps.gov<http://www.ncdps.gov/>
________________________________
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.
From: North Carolina Department of Corrections
Dear Emma Best,
Your request as described "Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expense or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present." is not searchable. We asked you to clarify specific names and dates which are searchable on March 25.
Since we have not heard from you in the past six weeks, we are closing this request because we have nothing responsive. If you have more specific questions, please send us a new request.
Best regards,
Susan Smith
Susan M. Smith
Public Records Lead
NC Department of Public Safety
Mail Service Center 4202
Raleigh, NC 27699-4202
Phone (984) 220-8031
Fax (919) 733-0296
susan.m.smith@ncdps.gov<mailto:susan.m.smith@ncdps.gov>
www.ncdps.gov<http://www.ncdps.gov/>
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