Protested for-profit prison towns (Dickson County)
| Submitted | Jan. 22, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Tennessee's Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all materials regarding or referencing the potential of a privately-operated prison within the jurisdiction of this agency. Please include (but do not limit to):
- all communications between any representative of this jurisdiction and any representative of the company in question (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- other communications (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- memorandums of understanding
- contracts and associated amendments, exhibits
- Requests for Proposals and all associated responses, questions, responses
- comments from the community, meeting minutes, council notes
For further clarification, please feel free to call 617-299-1832.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Brian Ragan
Ms. Lipton:
We serve as county attorney for Dickson County, Tennessee. The county clerk forwarded to us your request for information - specifically your request for the following:
Any and all materials regarding or referencing the potential of a privately-operated prison within the jurisdiction of this agency. Please include (but do not limit to):
- all communications between any representative of this jurisdiction and any representative of the company in question (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- other communications (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- memorandums of understanding
- contracts and associated amendments, exhibits
- Requests for Proposals and all associated responses, questions, responses
- comments from the community, meeting minutes, council notes
The County does not have any records responsive to your request. If you have any specific information that would suggest that such materials do exist, please advise and we will be glad to follow-up.
Thanks - Brian
Brian Ragan
Reynolds, Potter, Ragan & Vandivort, PLC
210 E. College Street
Dickson, Tennessee 37055
Telephone: (615)446-2221
Facsimile: (615)446-2232
Email: bragan@rprvlaw.com<mailto:bragan@rprvlaw.com>
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