Local level SAEC policies/data (Rankin County, Miss.)

Vanessa Nason filed this request with the Rankin County Sheriff's Office of Rankin County, MS.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: Vanessa Nason

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all statistics, data, reports, audits, policies, and procedures pertaining to the following items regarding sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) kits (also known as "rape kits") and processing:

• all standard operating procedures regarding the SAEC process

• any written policies or procedures regarding department practices on the acquisition of or handling of rape kit evidence, including protocols for its collection, testing, and delegation and transfer to all other possibly relevant locations, laboratories, or agencies

• the number of kits collected and booked into evidence from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of kits that have been processed by a public or private crime or forensic laboratory or equivalent processing location from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of unprocessed kits in any storage facilities currently under the department’s jurisdiction and control, including those held by medical personnel or at external laboratory locations

• any materials regarding the status or ultimate disposition of cases in which a kit was collected. Please include all available segregable data.

• all audits involving this agency regarding the collection or backlog of SAEC kits

• all proposed alterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and procedures regarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits

If there any questions about this request, please feel free to call us at the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Nason

From: Rankin County Sheriff's Office

The request has been rejected by the agency.

From: Vanessa Nason

Hi!

I think you may have misinterpreted my request. I'm not asking for investigative reports, just department policies and procedures and statistics/data retained by the department. I also did specify a timeframe for my request: Jan. 1, 2000 to the date the request was processed.

Thanks,
Vanessa

From:

Vanessa and Wesley:

I have been asked to assist the Rankin County Sheriff's Department with your records request attached to this email. Please note that the RCSD has established policies and procedures for the expeditious and proper handling of public records requests and, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-5(1)(a), has provided public notice of the procedure via its webpage. The form is also attached to this email and the request, along with all required submissions, should be mailed to:

Rankin County Sheriff's Department
Attn: Randy Gray
221 N. Timber St.
Brandon, MS 39042

Sincerely,

Jason E. Dare

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Post Office Box 14028
Jackson, Mississippi 39236-4028

Cell: 601.573.7580
Direct: 601.987.5307
Email: jdare@bislawyers.com<mailto:jdare@bislawyers.com>

https://www.bislawyers.com/attorneys/29/jason-e-dare

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