Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials (Department of Corrections)
Multi Request | Expenditures relating to visits from federal officials |
Submitted | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Est. Completion | Oct. 2, 2019 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records 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.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. 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: Department of Corrections
Good afternoon,
I am writing in response to your Open Records Request to the GDC dated 9/23/19.
I am currently gathering responsive documents and expect to be able to respond on or about Wednesday, October 2.
If you need assistance in the meantime, please let me know.
Best,
McCall
Ms. McCall M. Trammell
Attorney 1
Georgia Department of Corrections
Office of Legal Services
P.O. Box 1529
Forsyth, GA 31029
Office of Legal Services: 478-992-5240<http://478-992-5240><tel:(478)%20992-5240>
Fax: 478-992-5241<http://478-992-5241>
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From: Department of Corrections
Good afternoon,
I am following up on this request. You have requested "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."
Can you please provide some clarification on what you are looking for? I have been speaking with different employees in different units of the Department to try and find records that are responsive, but have not found anything yet.
Thanks,
McCall
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