MMIW Cases

Sovereign Bodies Institute filed this request with the Department of Corrections of Wisconsin.
Submitted Sept. 19, 2018
Status
Completed

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From: Sovereign Bodies Institute

Subject: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: MMIW Cases

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Data on all cases of deaths in custody involving an Alaska Native/American Indian woman or girl victim within your jurisdiction(s). For the purposes of this request, "Alaska Native/American Indian" is defined as any individual who was identified as a member of an Alaska Native or American Indian community or as having Alaska Native/American Indian heritage. "Woman or girl" includes all victims identified as females, as well as transgender women. We are requesting cases dating from 1900 to the present.

This request is for basic information on cases as classified above. Such information may include but is not limited to victim name, location and date of disappearance/death, age of victim, status of case (solved or unsolved).

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.

Sincerely,

Annita Lucchesi

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: Your Public Records Request Has Been Received

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This email acknowledges receipt of your publicrecords request. I have forwarded your requestto the appropriate records custodians for processing. Donot reply to this email as the mailbox is not monitored. Forfuture correspondence related to this request, please email clare.hendricks@wisconsin.gov andreference Request #17015. Regards, Public Records RequestsWisconsinDepartment of Corrections

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: Public Records Request

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Good morning,

I am acknowledging the attached public records request. Please be advised that our records indicate we did not receive the same request in 2018 as you indicated. The request has been passed along to legal custodians and I will contact you should there be further clarifications needed.

Thank you,

Clare

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying documents contain information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally privileged. This information is only for the use of the individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was intended. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and delete the message. Thank you.

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: RE: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: MMIW Cases

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Good afternoon,

This public records request has already been processed and is currently still being worked on by our staff. As stated in the initial acknowledgment, the DOC has no record of receiving this request in 2018.

We will be in touch once the records are ready for release.

Clare

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: Public Records Request

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Good morning,

Attached is the DOC's response to your public records request. Please let us know should you have further questions.

Clare Hendricks
Deputy Communications Director
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
608-240-5036 (office)
Clare.Hendricks@wisconsin.gov<mailto:Clare.Hendricks@wisconsin.gov>
DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov<mailto:DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov> (media inquiries)

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying documents contain information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally privileged. This information is only for the use of the individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was intended. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and delete the message. Thank you.

From: Sovereign Bodies Institute

Subject: RE: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: MMIW Cases

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Hello,

I see in the attached form that we are being granted full access to the records we have requested, but I'm unable to open the email attachment (the .eml file) and cannot locate any attachment that actually has the records we requested. Can you please send these records to us again, in a more accessible format?

Thank you,
Annita

From: Department of Corrections

Subject: RE: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: MMIW Cases

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Annita,

I’ve reattached the records response. The PDF is the legal form that includes your request and how it was processed. The email attachment (.msg) includes the relevant information that answers your request. I’ve now included it in a .txt file as well for your convenience. The information that responds to your request is at the top of that attachment.

Thank you.

Clare

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