Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Juvenile Justice Department)
| Multi Request | Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Joshua Dankoff
To Whom It May Concern,
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically, I request information regarding the following:
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the administration of juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights
Joshua Dankoff
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617.338.1050
From: Juvenile Justice Department
Dear Mr. Dankoff and Ms. Kelly,
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Open Records Division has received your open records request for TJJD information. Your request has been entered into our tracking system and assigned a number of 38685. Please use this number when making inquiries regarding your request. Answers to requests are normally completed an average of 7-10 business days from the date received. Processing time is dependent on record location, document type, and medium of storage. Per Texas Administrative Code §70.3, we may assess fees for copies of records. If there will be a charge for documents, I will notify you in writing.
As permitted by section 552.275, Texas Human Resources Code, TJJD has established a yearly limit on the amount of personnel time spent responding to requests, to include, 36 hours per year beginning September 1, of each year and 15 hours per month. TJJD will charge for costs for all requests if responding to a requestor's requests exceeds the yearly or monthly limit stated above. For more information please refer to section 552.275, Texas Government Code.
If you have any questions, or need additional assistance, please contact me at open.records@tjjd.texas.gov <mailto:open.records@tjjd.texas.gov%20> or call 512-490-8455.
Yoonjin Jean Byun
Staff Attorney
Open Records Department
open.records@tjjd.texas.gov<mailto:open.records@tjjd.texas.gov>
(512) 490-8455
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. 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: Juvenile Justice Department
Good morning,
For this request, we believe you are asking for statewide information. TJJD is not responsible for the provision or oversight of behavioral health services provided by all juvenile justice agencies in the state of Texas. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is responsible for obtaining Medicaid waivers for the state of Texas. We need further clarification on whether you are seeking information with respect to TJJD specifically, or for behavioral health services in the state of Texas in general.
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Jennifer Martin
Records Management Specialist | Program Specialist III
Office of the General Counsel
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
1711 San Jacinto Blvd, Suite 120, Austin, Texas 78701
Post Office Box 12757, Austin, Texas 78711
Office Phone: 512.490.7734 | Fax: 512.451.1787
Open Records Request Phone: 512.490.8455
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