Death in Custody Reports (Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General)

Andrew Free filed this request with the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General of the United States of America.
Tracking #

FOIA-2023-01265
Multi Request Death in Custody Reports
Submitted May 12, 2023
Due June 12, 2023
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

From: Andrew Free

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Death in Custody Reports (Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Section 3(a)(2)(B) of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, 42 USC 13727a, provides: the “head of each Federal law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General a report . . . that contains information regarding the death of any person who is— . . . (2) en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained at—(A) any facility (including ANY IMMIGRATION OR JUVENILE FACILITY) pursuant to a contract with such Federal law enforcement agency.”

Please provide all notifications your agency has made pursuant to this statute beginning February 1, 2015 and continuing until the date of your tasking an adequate search in response to this request.

Thank you,

#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
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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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Andrew Free

From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Subject: Your FOIA Request FOIA-2023-01265

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Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Please do not reply to this e-mail, as this account is not monitored.

Thank you,
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Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice

From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #FOIA-2023-01265

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Dear Andrew Free:

I understand that you are seeking the status of your FOIA request. The search for records responsive to your request has not yet been completed. Accordingly, a precise estimate is difficult to make. However, at this time, I expect a minimum estimated date of completion would be August 30, 2024. Once the search is completed, I expect that we will have a better idea of the estimated date of completion. Feel free to contact me directly regarding your request.

Sincerely,
Sara B. Tennant
Senior Government Information Specialist
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice
Sara.Tennant@usdoj.gov<mailto:Sara.Tennant@usdoj.gov>