MMIW Cases

Sovereign Bodies Institute filed this request with the Wisconsin Department of Justice of Wisconsin.
Submitted Nov. 18, 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: unsolved missing persons, homicides, suspicious deaths, and 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. If there are any Jane Does that have been identified as potentially Alaska Native or American Indian, please include them as well. 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: Wisconsin Department of Justice

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked Dec. 2, 2018)

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: Wisconsin Department of Justice

Subject: Your Public Records Request with WI DOJ

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Good morning Ms. Lucchesi,

Please see the attached documents in response to your public records request.

Thank you,

Ashley Hein
Program and Policy Analyst
Office of Open Government
Wisconsin Department of Justice
608-267-2220

From: Wisconsin Department of Justice

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

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Good morning Ms. Lucchesi,

A response was emailed to you at this email address on December 12, 2018 with DOJ's final response and the available records for your request.

I have re-attached the documents for you.

Thank you,
Ashley Hein
Program and Policy Analyst
Office of Open Government
Wisconsin Department of Justice
608-267-2220

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