Solitary confinement policies/procedures and reporting requirements (CBP)

Cynthia Fernandez filed this request with the United States Customs and Border Protection of the United States of America.
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CBP-2017-080743

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From: Cynthia Fernandez

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All policies/procedures and associated reporting requirements for facilities under this agency's jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, juvenile, privately-operated, immigrant, and those of various security level) related to the segregation of an inmate/person in custody/offender due to disciplinary, classification, medical, safety, or other reasons. Please include policies/procedures/reporting requirements for all such segregation activities, including, but not limited to, those associated with the following terms:

• solitary
• solitary confinement
• Security Housing Units
• Special Housing Units
• Intensive Management Units
• Restricted Housing Units
• Communication Management Units
• disciplinary segregation
• administrative segregation
• involuntary protective custody

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Fernandez

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d28150db89)
* Tracking Number: CBP-2017-080743
* Requester Name: Cynthia Fernandez
* Date Submitted: 08/10/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: All policies/procedures and associated reporting requirements for facilities under this agency’s jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, juvenile, privately-operated, immigrant, and those of various security level) related to the segregation of an inmate/person in custody/offender due to disciplinary, classification, medical, safety, or other reasons. Please include policies/procedures/reporting requirements for all such segregation activities, including but not limited to, those associated with the following terms: Solitary, Solitary confinement, Security housing units, Special housing units, Intensive management units, Restricted housing units, Communication housing units, Disciplinary segregation, Administrative segregation, Involuntary protection custody.

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d28150d488)
* Tracking Number: CBP-2017-080746
* Requester Name: Cynthia Fernandez
* Date Submitted: 08/10/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: All policies/procedures and associated reporting requirements for facilities under this agency’s jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, juvenile, privately-operated, immigrant, and those of various security level) related to the segregation of an inmate/person in custody/offender due to disciplinary, classification, medical, safety, or other reasons. Please include policies/procedures/reporting requirements for all such segregation activities, including but not limited to, those associated with the following terms: Solitary, Solitary confinement, Security housing units, Special housing units, Intensive management units, Restricted housing units, Communication housing units, Disciplinary segregation, Administrative segregation, Involuntary protection custody.

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

FOIA request CBP-2017-080746 has been closed as it is a duplicate of an earlier FOIA request that you submitted.  Your earlier FOIA request CBP-2017-080743  will be processed in the order it was received.

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

Cynthia Fernandez
DEPT MR 41773 411A Highland Ave Somerville MA 02144-2516

Dear Cynthia Fernandez:

This automated notice acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received on 08/10/2017. Please use the following unique FOIA tracking number CBP-2017-080743 to track the status of your request.  If you have not already done so, you must create a FOIAonline account at https://foiaonline.regulations.gov.  This is the only method available to check the status of your pending FOIA request. (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/)

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request.  We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations outlined on the DHS website, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations. By submitting your request, you have agreed to pay up to $25.00 in applicable processing fees, if any fees associated with your request exceed this amount, CBP shall contact you; however, the first 100 pages are free. (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations)

Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request.  Consistent with 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, CBP processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt.  Although CBP’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period in certain circumstances pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c).

CBP’s FOIA Division is working hard to reduce the amount of time necessary to respond to FOIA requests.  Currently, the average time to process a FOIA request related to "travel/border incidents" is a minimum of 3-6 months. We truly appreciate your continued patience.

For additional information please consult CBP FOIA website please click on FOIA Act Resources or visit (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia) http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia. (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia)

From: CBPFOIA@cbp.dhs.gov

This is a final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
We conducted a comprehensive search of files within the CBP databases for records that would be responsive to your request.  Unfortunately, we were unable to locate or identify any responsive records, based upon the information you provided in your request.
This completes the CBP response to your request.  You may contact a FOIA Public Liaison by sending an email via your FOIAonline account, or call 202-325-0150.  Please notate file number CBP-2017-080743 on any future correspondence to CBP related to this request.
If you are not satisfied with the response to this request, you have a right to appeal the final disposition.  Should you wish to do so, you must file your appeal within 90 days of the date of this letter following the procedures outlined in the DHS regulations at Title 6 C.F.R. §5.9.  Please include as much information as possible to help us understand the grounds for your appeal.  You should submit your appeal via FOIAonline by clicking on the “Create Appeal” button that appears when you view your initial request.   If you do not have computer access, you may send your appeal and a copy of this letter to:  FOIA Appeals, Policy and Litigation Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street, NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177.  Your envelope and letter should be marked "FOIA Appeal." Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia.  Additional information can be found at the following link (http://www.dhs.gov/foia) https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/exemption-definitions. (https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/exemption-definitions)
Additionally, you have a right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation.  If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974.  You may contact OGIS as follows:  Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.
Given the nature of this request, some records are only being released to you as the requester. If you have an account in FOIAonline, you may access those records by logging into FOIAonline. Otherwise, those responsive records will be sent via the method agreed upon with the FOIA processor. (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/home?objectId=090004d28150db89)

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