Restrictive Housing Records

Lisa Weitekamp
Illinois Department of Corrections
1301 Concordia Court​
Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794 - 9277

To Lisa Weitekamp:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, I hereby request the following records:

– Records of admissions to and releases from restrictive housing, administrative segregation, and other disciplinary housing units

I understand that the Act permits a public body to charge a reasonable copying fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction and not including the costs of any search or review of the records. However, the law (Act 5 ILCS 140/6) allows you to impose a waiver or reduction of fees when information is sought in the public interest, as is the case for this request. We respectfully request a waiver of these fees as we are affiliated with an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, and this request is made for a scholarly or scientific purpose and not for a commercial use.

I look forward to hearing from you in writing within five working days, as required by the Act.

Thank you for considering and responding to this request.

Sincerely,

Forrest Behne
Policy Director, COVID Prison Project
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Office: (919) 391-7962
340 MacNider Hall | Campus Box 7240
333 South Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240