MT sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Lewis And Clark County Sheriff's Department)
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| Multi Request | MT sheriff data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | March 14, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Montana Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents from 2017-2022, separated by year. 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 year and type of force, from 2017-2022 (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 from 2017-2022, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2024. 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: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
This request needs to go through the Sheriff's Office. Please send it to rosiegers@lccountymt.gov and she will direct it to the right party.
Thank you
From: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
The Sheriff's Office has received you request for use of force and complaint data. The person assigned to this request is out of the office, and will not be able to continue with the request until they return. They are expected to return to work in two weeks. In the meantime, we will try to determine the estimated time needed to fulfill the request and what the fee will be. You have requested the information be customized. If we choose to customize the data you will be charged an extra fee. We do not guarantee the data will be customized per you request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 17, 2024. 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: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
The Sheriff's Office is in the process of fulfilling this request. As we do not have a person dedicated for these types of requests, we have to assign someone who also has other job duties to complete. Our staff can dedicate at least two hours per day. The cost is $32 per hour. All of the Use of Force data for the years 2017 through 2021 are hard copies. Each form has to be individually inspected and confidential information redacted. 2022 is all digital format and is much easier to provide. Our staff will be documenting their time spent in fulfilling this request and the estimated completion date is only an estimate. Once all of the information has been redacted and complied, I will send the total cost.
From: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
The requested information has been gathered and is ready for release once payment has been made. There were 3 employees working on this project, and had a total of 31 hours. We averaged the cost of all salaries and came up with $32.00/hour. Total cost is $992.00. I believe I can upload everything digitally, but if not, the cost will go up if you want hard copies. Payment will be required in full before the information is released. Payment can be made to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office, 406 Fuller Ave, Second Floor, Helena, MT 59601.
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $992.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
Lewis & Clark Cty SO
2nd Floor
406 Fuller Ave
Helena, MT 59601
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Montana Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 17, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 28, 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: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
I have checked with our financial people and they have not received the check as of this date. When was the check sent? Was it sent by USPS? Do you have any tracking information you can provide? Do your records show it has been deposited? If so, can you provide a picture of the back of the check? Please send all responses to brobinson@lccountymt.gov. There is a delay in your responses getting to me with sending them to our administrative secretary.
From: Lewis & Clark Cty Sheriff's Office
I have uploaded all of the data for Use of Force for the years requested. I have uploaded the data we have available for Officer Complaints.
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