FamilySearch Indexing (Rhode Island Department of Corrections)

Burkely Hermann filed this request with the Department of Corrections of Rhode Island.

It is a clone of this request.

Submitted Oct. 9, 2019
Est. Completion None
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No Responsive Documents

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From: Burkely Hermann

Subject: Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act Request: FamilySearch Indexing (Rhode Island Department of Corrections)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Policies, procedures and/or documents pertaining to indexing for FamilySearch, otherwise known as Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or FamilySearch International, a genealogical non-profit operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) by inmates within facilities run by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. This includes any documents regarding Family History Centers operated within such facilities, and any documents referencing LDS Correctional Services, a division of LDS. Examples of such documents include contracts between the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and FamilySearch, often called a "Memorandum of Understanding," with an attachment describing FamilySearch's assistance.

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, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Burkely Hermann

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] : Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act Request: FamilySearch Indexing (Rhode Island Department of Corrections)

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Good Morning Mr. Hermann: Please see the attached correspondence which is being forwarded to you on behalf of Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, Michael B. Grant, Esq., in response to your recent APRA request (below).

Thank you.

Diane M. Gill
Office Manager
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Office of Legal Counsel
40 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-5168
Fax: (401) 462-2583
Email: Diane.Gill@doc.ri.gov<mailto:Diane.Gill@doc.ri.gov>

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From: Burkely Hermann

Subject: RE: Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act Request: FamilySearch Indexing (Rhode Island Department of Corrections)

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Ms. Gill,
Thank you for responding. I am not surprised that you do not have any responsive records to my records request. Even so, I thought I would check to see if you had any records, since specifics of FamilySearch's prison indexing program in the U.S. are murky at best. With that being said, thanks again for looking through your records.

Best regards,
Burkely Hermann

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