Sheriff data collection request 2022 (East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Sheriff data collection request 2022 |
| Submitted | Nov. 20, 2023 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
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.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Via Electronic
Samuel Sinyangwe
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 154739
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
RE: Public Records Request
Sheriff data collection request 2022
Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:
Our law firm represents the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. As such, I write to respond to your recent records request for the following:
1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
Please allow this correspondence to serve as a formal acknowledgement of your records request above. We are in the process of gathering the requested information and will notify you when it is available for inspection and/or purchase, if any is located.
Please be advised that you must pre-pay for a copy of the materials to be produced, if any are located, in response thereto. We will contact you once the documents are gathered and the costs are calculated.
With kind regards, I remain
Very truly yours,
ERLINGSON BANKS, PLLC
Mary E. Colvin
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 15, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
We are in the process of gathering the requested information and will notify you when it is available for inspection and/or purchase, if any is located.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 15, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Still in process. Will advise once ready
From: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
See attached pre-pay letter
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $12.64 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
Jennifer Phillips, Accounting
Post Office Box 3277
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
