California Public Record Act Request - WIC § 851.1 Compliance (Yolo County Probation Department)
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From: Dave Maass
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter constitutes a request under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) to the Yolo County Probation Department from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for records related to AB 2448 (CA Welf & Inst Code § 851.1. Online: https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-851-1/), a 2018 law that requires juvenile detention facilities to provide youth in custody with internet access.
Specifically, this law establishes the following requirements for juvenile detention facilities:
“Minors detained in or committed to a juvenile hall shall be provided with access to computer technology and the Internet for the purposes of education.”
The law also allows juvenile halls to provide access to computers and the internet for “maintaining relationships with family.” The Chief Probation Officer, or their designee, may “limit or deny access to computer technology or the Internet for safety and security or staffing reasons.”
We request the following Yolo County Probation Department records:
1. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for educational purposes;
2. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for maintaining familial relationships;
3. All handbooks or similar documents provided to teachers and other instructors that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet in juvenile hall;
4. All handbooks or similar documents provided to minors in juvenile hall that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet;
5. All procurement records, such as RFPs, RFIs, solicitations, successful bids, and contracts/agreements with vendors for technology systems to provide minors in juvenile hall with access to computing and internet-connected technology;
6. Examples of any consent, permission, and similar documents provided to parents and guardians of minors in juvenile hall related to access to computer technology and the internet;
7. Any quarterly, annual, or other periodic reports that summarize the implementation of programs to comply with AB 2448 generated since 2018;
8. Logs, records, or orders related to suspension of internet access, for any amount of time, “for safety and security or staffing reasons” since 2018; and
9. Aggregate data on the number of juvenile users of computer technology and internet systems for the period 2022 and 2023.
Should these records not exist, we would appreciate a statement as to whether the agency is in compliance with AB 2448.
In addition, we request the following information and assistance, as required under CPRA:
- Assistance in identifying additional records and information that will assist us in understanding the state of the agency’s compliance with AB 2448;
- A description of the information technology and physical location in which the records exist; and
- Suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records and information sought.
The CPRA also requires you to undertake reasonable efforts to locate responsive records and to work in good faith with requesters to respond to their request. See CYAC v. City of National City, 220 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1430 (2013). Thus under the CPRA you are obligated to conduct a reasonable search and cannot deny a request merely because it might generate a large volume of records.
We ask that you please respond to this request within 10 days either by providing all the requested records or by providing a written response setting forth the legal authority on which you rely in withholding or redacting any document, as well as stating when documents will be made available.
We also request that any records maintained in an electronic format be provided in that same format (such as a PDF, CSV or XLS file), to avoid copying costs.
However, should you be unable to do so, EFF will reimburse you for the direct costs of copying these records (if you elect to charge for copying) plus postage. If you anticipate that these costs will exceed $50.00, or that the time needed to copy the records will delay their release, please contact me so that I can arrange to inspect the documents or decide which documents I wish to have copied. Please also provide an invoice and a cost breakdown of the fee estimate. If the fees are less than $50.00, please copy and send the records and invoice as soon as possible, and we will promptly pay the required costs.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. If you have any questions or concerns, or if I can provide any clarification that will help identify responsive documents or focus this request, please do not hesitate to contact me at the Muckrock.com email above or my direct email, dm@eff.org. You may also mail correspondence to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, 815 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA, 94109, or leave a voicemail message at 415-436-9333 x151.
Sincerely,
Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 21, 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: Yolo County Probation Department
Thank you for your e-mail. Messages are monitored during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays. If your matter is a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1. Otherwise, the Yolo County Probation Department will look into your matter as soon as possible. You can also reach the Probation Department by phone during business hours by dialing (530) 406-5320.
NOTICE: Yolo County has a new email domain: @yolocounty.gov. Please update your records accordingly.
From: Yolo County Probation Department
Hello,
I regret to inform you I have no record of receiving this email back in June, and want to extend a deep apology for somehow missing this. We will work to get a response ASAP and will let you know by no later than 12/20/24, if we have records responsive to your requests.
Yolo County Probation is committed to work diligently to provide responsive records; and such records are always provided at the earliest feasible date.
Thank you and again, my apologies for missing this email request.
William Oneto
Division Manager of Administration
Yolo County Probation Department
William.Oneto@YoloCounty.gov<mailto:William.Oneto@YoloCounty.gov>
(530) 406-5340
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter constitutes a request under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) to the Yolo County Probation Department from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for records related to AB 2448 (CA Welf & Inst Code § 851.1. Online: https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-851-1/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-851-1/__;!!LiBSFpPBmXk!TU93adVnWIVn_phdOjCzROiUtBuAPOYJ3Ulr-XV7CqY_UgdhezUALoPiq5fs37du75OzLxJRqFukedEKC0AiLym49dyCL-ghyoX8Fzb7$>), a 2018 law that requires juvenile detention facilities to provide youth in custody with internet access.
Specifically, this law establishes the following requirements for juvenile detention facilities:
"Minors detained in or committed to a juvenile hall shall be provided with access to computer technology and the Internet for the purposes of education."
The law also allows juvenile halls to provide access to computers and the internet for "maintaining relationships with family." The Chief Probation Officer, or their designee, may "limit or deny access to computer technology or the Internet for safety and security or staffing reasons."
We request the following Yolo County Probation Department records:
1. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for educational purposes;
2. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for maintaining familial relationships;
3. All handbooks or similar documents provided to teachers and other instructors that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet in juvenile hall;
4. All handbooks or similar documents provided to minors in juvenile hall that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet;
5. All procurement records, such as RFPs, RFIs, solicitations, successful bids, and contracts/agreements with vendors for technology systems to provide minors in juvenile hall with access to computing and internet-connected technology;
6. Examples of any consent, permission, and similar documents provided to parents and guardians of minors in juvenile hall related to access to computer technology and the internet;
7. Any quarterly, annual, or other periodic reports that summarize the implementation of programs to comply with AB 2448 generated since 2018;
8. Logs, records, or orders related to suspension of internet access, for any amount of time, "for safety and security or staffing reasons" since 2018; and
9. Aggregate data on the number of juvenile users of computer technology and internet systems for the period 2022 and 2023.
Should these records not exist, we would appreciate a statement as to whether the agency is in compliance with AB 2448.
In addition, we request the following information and assistance, as required under CPRA:
- Assistance in identifying additional records and information that will assist us in understanding the state of the agency's compliance with AB 2448;
- A description of the information technology and physical location in which the records exist; and
- Suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records and information sought.
The CPRA also requires you to undertake reasonable efforts to locate responsive records and to work in good faith with requesters to respond to their request. See CYAC v. City of National City, 220 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1430 (2013). Thus under the CPRA you are obligated to conduct a reasonable search and cannot deny a request merely because it might generate a large volume of records.
We ask that you please respond to this request within 10 days either by providing all the requested records or by providing a written response setting forth the legal authority on which you rely in withholding or redacting any document, as well as stating when documents will be made available.
We also request that any records maintained in an electronic format be provided in that same format (such as a PDF, CSV or XLS file), to avoid copying costs.
However, should you be unable to do so, EFF will reimburse you for the direct costs of copying these records (if you elect to charge for copying) plus postage. If you anticipate that these costs will exceed $50.00, or that the time needed to copy the records will delay their release, please contact me so that I can arrange to inspect the documents or decide which documents I wish to have copied. Please also provide an invoice and a cost breakdown of the fee estimate. If the fees are less than $50.00, please copy and send the records and invoice as soon as possible, and we will promptly pay the required costs.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. If you have any questions or concerns, or if I can provide any clarification that will help identify responsive documents or focus this request, please do not hesitate to contact me at the Muckrock.com email above or my direct email, dm@eff.org<mailto:dm@eff.org>. You may also mail correspondence to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, 815 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA, 94109, or leave a voicemail message at 415-436-9333 x151.
Sincerely,
Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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William Oneto
Yolo County Probation Department
Division Manager of Administration
Desk: (530) 406-5340
Cell: (530) 681-6478
Email: William.Oneto@yolocounty.org<mailto:William.Oneto@yolocounty.org>
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From: Yolo County Probation Department
Hello,
Please see the response to your PRA from Yolo County Probation below (response in Red) next to your original 9 questions.
Thanks for your understanding and again, we apologize for missing this email and the late response as we do work diligently to respond to all requests made of our department.
William Oneto
Division Manager of Administration
Yolo County Probation Department
(530) 406-5340
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter constitutes a request under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) to the Yolo County Probation Department from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for records related to AB 2448 (CA Welf & Inst Code § 851.1. Online: https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-851-1/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-851-1/__;!!LiBSFpPBmXk!TU93adVnWIVn_phdOjCzROiUtBuAPOYJ3Ulr-XV7CqY_UgdhezUALoPiq5fs37du75OzLxJRqFukedEKC0AiLym49dyCL-ghyoX8Fzb7$>), a 2018 law that requires juvenile detention facilities to provide youth in custody with internet access.
Specifically, this law establishes the following requirements for juvenile detention facilities:
"Minors detained in or committed to a juvenile hall shall be provided with access to computer technology and the Internet for the purposes of education."
The law also allows juvenile halls to provide access to computers and the internet for "maintaining relationships with family." The Chief Probation Officer, or their designee, may "limit or deny access to computer technology or the Internet for safety and security or staffing reasons."
We request the following Yolo County Probation Department records:
1. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for educational purposes; SEE SECTION 1370 OF THE ATTACHED EDUCATION PROGRAM POLICY, SPECIFICALLY SUB-SECTIONS (A) AND (H). ALSO, YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE MINORS IN OUR DETENTION FACILITY WITH ACCESS TO THEIR ONLINE PORTAL "EDJENUITY PLATFORM" WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS INTERNET ACCESS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
2. All policies, procedures, practices, manuals, memorandums, orders or related documents that discuss providing minors in juvenile hall with access to computer technology and the internet for maintaining familial relationships; SEE SECTION 1374 OF THE ATTACHED EDUCATION PROGRAM POLICY, SPECIFICALLY VISITING (B). ALSO, THE YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT UTILIZES COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO FACILITATE FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MINORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE SUCH AS APPLE'S FACETIME, SKYPE AND ZOOM AS NEEDED OR REQUESTED.
3. All handbooks or similar documents provided to teachers and other instructors that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet in juvenile hall; ALL DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED BY THE YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
4. All handbooks or similar documents provided to minors in juvenile hall that describe the process, rules, and guidelines for accessing computer technology and the internet; WE DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUEST AS NO HANDBOOKS OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO MINORS IN OUR DETENTION FACILITY. HOWEVER, ALL MINORS ARE VERBALLY INSTRUCTED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS ON HOW TO ACCESS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET BY BOTH YOLO COUNTY PROBATION STAFF AND YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TEACHERS.
5. All procurement records, such as RFPs, RFIs, solicitations, successful bids, and contracts/agreements with vendors for technology systems to provide minors in juvenile hall with access to computing and internet-connected technology;
6. Examples of any consent, permission, and similar documents provided to parents and guardians of minors in juvenile hall related to access to computer technology and the internet; THE YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUEST, HOWEVER, MINORS ARE ONLY PERMITTED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS OVERSEEN BY THE YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
7. Any quarterly, annual, or other periodic reports that summarize the implementation of programs to comply with AB 2448 generated since 2018; THE YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUEST, AS WE DO NOT KEEP ANY SUCH REPORTS.
8. Logs, records, or orders related to suspension of internet access, for any amount of time, "for safety and security or staffing reasons" since 2018; and THE YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO THIS REQUEST, AS WE DO NOT KEEP ANY SUCH RECORDS.
9. Aggregate data on the number of juvenile users of computer technology and internet systems for the period 2022 and 2023. ALL YOUTH DETAINED IN THE YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DETENTION FACILITY HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, TWO STUDENTS ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM WOODLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ONLINE PROGRAM WITH ASSOCIATE DEGREES WHILE IN OUR DETENTION FACILITY AND ARE BOTH CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY'S ONLINE BACHELOR'S PROGRAM. THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF YOUTH DETAINED IN OUR FACILITY DURING 2022 AND 2023, WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WAS 53 AND 58.
Should these records not exist, we would appreciate a statement as to whether the agency is in compliance with AB 2448.
In addition, we request the following information and assistance, as required under CPRA:
- Assistance in identifying additional records and information that will assist us in understanding the state of the agency's compliance with AB 2448;
- A description of the information technology and physical location in which the records exist; and
- Suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records and information sought.
The CPRA also requires you to undertake reasonable efforts to locate responsive records and to work in good faith with requesters to respond to their request. See CYAC v. City of National City, 220 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1430 (2013). Thus under the CPRA you are obligated to conduct a reasonable search and cannot deny a request merely because it might generate a large volume of records.
We ask that you please respond to this request within 10 days either by providing all the requested records or by providing a written response setting forth the legal authority on which you rely in withholding or redacting any document, as well as stating when documents will be made available.
We also request that any records maintained in an electronic format be provided in that same format (such as a PDF, CSV or XLS file), to avoid copying costs.
However, should you be unable to do so, EFF will reimburse you for the direct costs of copying these records (if you elect to charge for copying) plus postage. If you anticipate that these costs will exceed $50.00, or that the time needed to copy the records will delay their release, please contact me so that I can arrange to inspect the documents or decide which documents I wish to have copied. Please also provide an invoice and a cost breakdown of the fee estimate. If the fees are less than $50.00, please copy and send the records and invoice as soon as possible, and we will promptly pay the required costs.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. If you have any questions or concerns, or if I can provide any clarification that will help identify responsive documents or focus this request, please do not hesitate to contact me at the Muckrock.com email above or my direct email, dm@eff.org<mailto:dm@eff.org>. You may also mail correspondence to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, 815 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA, 94109, or leave a voicemail message at 415-436-9333 x151.
Sincerely,
Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation
William Oneto
Yolo County Probation Department
Division Manager of Administration
Desk: (530) 406-5340
Cell: (530) 681-6478
Email: William.Oneto@yolocounty.org<mailto:William.Oneto@yolocounty.org>
Strengths: Competition | Analytical | Individualization | Strategic | Achiever
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
dm@eff.org
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