Mortality Data and Related Policies, 2000-2020
| Submitted | May 20, 2021 |
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Communications
From: COVID Prison Project
Jeremy Barclay
Special Assistant/Communications Director
Kansas Department of Corrections
714 S.W. Jackson St.
3rd Floor, Suite 300
Topeka Kansas,66603
Office: 785-215-2857
To Jeremy Barclay:
Pursuant to the state open records law K.S. Gen. Stat. Secs. 132-1 to 132-11, I write to request access to and a copy of the following public records:
– Those which include time and date of all instances of death occurring in the offender population between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Those which indicate the total number of individuals in Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) custody who died by any cause, separated monthly, from January 2000 to December 2020.
– Monthly population records that include the total number of deaths occurring among people in the custody of the KDOC between January 2000 and December 2020.
– Certificates of death for all individuals in KDOC custody who died between January 2000 and December 2020.
Additionally, I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of any and all KDOC policies, regulations, and procedures, pertaining to...
– Investigations of in-custody deaths.
– Requirements for the performance of an autopsy or post-mortem medical examination of individuals who die while in KDOC custody.
– The reporting of in-custody deaths to other governmental agencies.
– Next-of-kin notification in the event of in-custody deaths.
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. However, 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.
The Kansas Open Records Act requires a response time within three business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than that time period, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you choose to deny this request, please provide a written explanation for the denial including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. Also, please provide all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated assistance in this matter.
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
From: Department of Corrections
Please see the attached letter as response to your KORA request.
Nancy Burghart | Public Service Administrator
Kansas Department of Corrections
714 SW Jackson St, Suite 300 | Topeka, KS 66603
Office: 785-746-7457 | Fax: 785-783-6950 | Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov<mailto:Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 20, 2021. 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
This request requires data from numerous departments. We are working on this request but I do not have a date as to when it will be completed.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 20, 2021. 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 morning,
We are working on your KORA request. All of the information that you are requesting encompasses several departments. We are coordinating with these departments for your responses. We will have your response to you as soon as we are able .
Nancy Burghart | Public Service Administrator
Kansas Department of Corrections
714 SW Jackson St, Suite 300 | Topeka, KS 66603
Office: 785-746-7457 | Fax: 785-783-6950 | Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov<mailto:Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov>
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From: Department of Corrections
Please see the attached as response to your KORA request.
Nancy Burghart | Public Service Administrator
Kansas Department of Corrections
714 SW Jackson St, Suite 300 | Topeka, KS 66603
Office: 785-746-7457 | Fax: 785-783-6950 | Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov<mailto:Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov>
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