Tennessee Youth Pay to Stay Policy
| Submitted | Dec. 21, 2022 |
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From: Elijah Salisbury
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which incarcerated youth (i.e. juvenile) and/or their parents or legal guardians are or may become liable. Please include all policies and procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
2) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department/office or any facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of youths (i.e., juveniles) charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.
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,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Elijah Salisbury.
From: Tennessee Department Of Children's Services
Thank you for reaching out, we have received your records request. Please forward proof of TN citizenship when you can, a driver's license will suffice.
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Keller Mizell | Senior Associate Counsel
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of General Counsel
UBS Tower, 315 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
P: 931-257-6593
keller.mizell@tn.gov<mailto:keller.mizell@tn.gov>
tn.gov/dcs<http://tn.gov/dcs> | To report child abuse or neglect: 1-877-237-0004
NOTE: This e-mail may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail, the information contained in it, or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person above by reply e-mail. Thank you.
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From: Tennessee Department Of Children's Services
Kent,
Attached please find a response to your records request. Feel free to resubmit your request with a copy of Tennessee identification.
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Keller Mizell | Senior Associate Counsel
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of General Counsel
UBS Tower, 315 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
P: 931-257-6593
keller.mizell@tn.gov<mailto:keller.mizell@tn.gov>
tn.gov/dcs<http://tn.gov/dcs> | To report child abuse or neglect: 1-877-237-0004
NOTE: This e-mail may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail, the information contained in it, or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person above by reply e-mail. Thank you.
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From: Tennessee Department Of Children's Services
My apologies, the request was received 12/21 not 11/21.
Keller Mizell
Senior Associate Counsel
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
Office of General Counsel
UBS Tower
315 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
P: 931-257-6593
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Please see attached. Thank you for your help with this request!
From: Tennessee Department Of Children's Services
Kent,
Thank you for reaching out. Please see attached a response to your public records request, I will touch base with you soon.
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Keller Mizell | Senior Associate Counsel
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of General Counsel
UBS Tower, 315 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
P: 931-257-6593
keller.mizell@tn.gov<mailto:keller.mizell@tn.gov>
tn.gov/dcs<http://tn.gov/dcs> | To report child abuse or neglect: 1-877-237-0004
NOTE: This e-mail may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail, the information contained in it, or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person above by reply e-mail. Thank you.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 21, 2022. 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: Tennessee Department Of Children's Services
Kent,
Thank you for reaching out. In response to your public records request, please see the responses below.
1. You can find all of the Department's policies here<https://www.tn.gov/dcs/program-areas/qi/policies-reports-manuals/policiesprocedures.html>. Also on this webpage you will find a link to all Juvenile Justice Policies.
2. Attached is a sheet detailing restitution payments. The Department does not assess fees for medical or room and board costs to children.
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Keller Mizell | Senior Associate Counsel
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Office of General Counsel
UBS Tower, 315 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
P: 931-257-6593
keller.mizell@tn.gov<mailto:keller.mizell@tn.gov>
tn.gov/dcs<http://tn.gov/dcs> | To report child abuse or neglect: 1-877-237-0004
NOTE: This e-mail may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail, the information contained in it, or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person above by reply e-mail. Thank you.
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