FamilySearch Indexing (Washington County Sheriff)
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| Submitted | March 14, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | March 22, 2022 |
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From: Burkely Hermann
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:
Policies, procedures and/or documents pertaining to indexing for FamilySearch, otherwise known as Intellectual Reserve, Inc., a genealogical non-profit operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), by inmates within facilities run by the Washington County Sheriff. This includes any documents regarding Family History Centers operated within such facilities, and any documents referencing the LDS division named LDS Correctional Services, or the new LDS division named FamilySearch Correctional Facility Services.
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: Washington County Sheriff
Please be advised that Cory Pulsipher is no longer the Sheriff of Washington County. In the future, please send these requests to GRAMA@washeriff.net. This request has been forwarded to the appropriate department at the jail.
From: Washington County Sheriff
Cory Pulispher is no longer an employee of Washington County. Please remove his email. Requests should be submitted to this email address or https://news.washeriff.net/public-services/grama-request/
We do not have a policy relating to the LDS FamilySearch. The LDS church provides the laptops and an IT person that installs firewalls, only allowing inmates to use the FamilySearch site. It is included in our general programming. Any inmate eligible for programming, regardless of religious affiliation, is allowed to use this service. We do not track their usage or keep copies of their searches.
Washington County Sheriff
GRAMA Office
750 South 5300 West
Hurricane, UT 84737
March 14, 2022
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:
Policies, procedures and/or documents pertaining to indexing for FamilySearch, otherwise known as Intellectual Reserve, Inc., a genealogical non-profit operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), by inmates within facilities run by the Washington County Sheriff. This includes any documents regarding Family History Centers operated within such facilities, and any documents referencing the LDS division named LDS Correctional Services, or the new LDS division named FamilySearch Correctional Facility Services.
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
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From: Burkely Hermann
Washington County Sheriff,
Just as a clarification, you state that there is no policy relating to the LDS FamilySearch, but that "the LDS church provides the laptops and an IT person that installs firewalls, only allowing inmates to use the FamilySearch site" as it is included in your general programming, and is something open to all inmates. Are these inmates indexing records for LDS FamilySearch and/or are they using them for personal research?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Burkely Hermann
From: Washington County Sheriff
When they do indexing there is just a bunch on names, they do not do personal research.
From: Burkely Hermann
Washington County Sheriff,
Ok. So, to make sure I've got this right, LDS FamilySearch has a program at the jail but you do not have a policy relating to it, like a signed memorandum of understanding between the jail and LDS Family Search. Is that correct? An example of the memorandum of understanding which I recently received from the Duchesne County Jail through a public information request is attached as an example.
Best regards,
Burkely Hermann
From: Washington County Sheriff
That is correct.
From: Burkely Hermann
Washington County Sheriff,
Ok. Thanks for letting me know. That clarification is helpful. I will let you know if I have any further questions in the future.
Best regards,
Burkely Hermann
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