Missing Native Americans
| Submitted | April 13, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within the state, from 2000 through 2019; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
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,
Sovereign Bodies Institute
From: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Sovereign Bodies Institute,
We have compiled the responsive data to your public records request. Thank you for your patience while we collected this information. I am attaching the document responsive to your request. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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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.
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MP AmericanIndianAlaskaNative 2000-15May2019
From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
Hello Ms McCaskill-Baker,
Thank you so much for this information, we greatly appreciate the access to these records. However, is it possible for us to see missing person age or DOB for these cases? We are utilizing this data in a study on missing Native youth, so at the very least, it would be useful to know which of these persons are youth.
Thank you,
Annita
From: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Annita,
I will review the data available and have a response to your question as promptly as possible. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
Hello Ms McCaskill-Baker
Thank you! Upon second glance, I also see that the data provided does not indicate close or cancel date for any of these cases. We would like to request that information as well.
Thanks,
Annita
From: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Annita,
I will look at what we provided and respond as promptly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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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 April 13, 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 Public Safety
Dear Requesting Party,
This request has received its responsive documents. We are following through with additional questions to these responsive documents. Since we have provided documentation already, to review that documentation process, takes additional time. We are giving these follow-up questions due consideration and appreciate your patience.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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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 April 13, 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 Public Safety
Dear Requesting Party,
We are reviewing the data provided and will respond as promptly as possible. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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From: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Dear Requesting Party,
Thank you for your patience in gathering the information you requested. We have no responsive documents to provide age, DOB, or open and closed status. For the information already provided, 1,709 are ages seventeen and under (this does not differentiate between open and closed). The age of eighteen and older is considered an adult. This completes your request.
For information through national databases, which may be more beneficial to your study, The Department of Justice has information databases such as The Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Office of Tribal Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Best Regards,
Esther McCaskill-Baker
Communications Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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