Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Department of Correction)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Department of Correction of Arkansas.
Multi Request Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials
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From: Dustin Jayroe


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Records describing, authorizing or mentioning expenses or personnel assignments in response to or accommodation of visits from officials in the federal government between January 1, 2001 and the present.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Please note that I am a citizen of Arkansas, and am using MuckRock's services to help manage and track my request.

Sincerely,

Dustin Jayroe

From: Department of Correction

Dustin Jayroe (MuckRock News):

The Arkansas Department of Corrections received your FOIA requests that are attached. In the requests, you state that you are an Arkansas resident but the only addresses on the requests are not Arkansas addresses. According to Ark. Code Ann. ยง 25-19-105(a)(1)(A), FOIA requests can only be made by citizens of the State of Arkansas. Based upon your requests, it is uncertain whether you are a citizen of the State of Arkansas. If you are, please provide us with a mailing address as proof.

Thank you,

LATISHA MEADOWS
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Phone: 1-501-537-7677
Email: Latisha.Meadows@arkansas.gov<mailto:Latisha.Meadows@arkansas.gov>

From: Department of Correction

Dustin Jayroe (MuckRock News):

The Arkansas Department of Corrections received three FOIA requests from you and although you stated in the requests that you are a citizen of the state of Arkansas, you did not provide an Arkansas address.

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