Housing Options for Formerly Incarcerated People (Department of Corrections)

This was not submitted to us until Oct. 26, 2018. Please see the attached item.

Our statutes allow for ten working days for a response or us to provide an estimate of a response. I can tell you that we expect to have a response to you within the next two weeks.

Michael Winder
Communications & Information Manager
South Dakota Department of Corrections

Our mission is to protect the citizens of South Dakota by providing safe and secure facilities for juvenile and adult offenders committed to our custody by the courts. To provide effective community supervision to offenders upon their release and to utilize evidence-based practices to maximize opportunities for rehabilitation.
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From: requests@muckrock.com <requests@muckrock.com>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 11:10 AM
To: Winder, Michael <Michael.Winder@state.sd.us>
Subject: [EXT] South Dakota Open Records Law Request: Housing Options for Formerly Incarcerated People (Department of Corrections)

Department of Corrections
SDORL Office
3200 South Dakota 34
Pierre, SD 57501

October 26, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

-Any informational and educational materials distributed in correctional facilities about housing options available to inmates post-release
-Any currently valid policies/procedures detailing Department reentry services specific to accessing housing options post-release
-Any statistical reports detailing admission and release trends from between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any statistical reports detailing recidivism data from between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any statistical reports regarding inmates' housing status prior to and following commitment to the Department from between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017

Please provide materials from all state correctional facilities and on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to clarify via phone at 610-637-7745.

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,

Sarika Ram

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