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State Records Committee Appeal 2012-04 BEFORE THE STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE OF THE STATE OF UTAH
WESLEY THOMPSON, Petitioner, vs. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER
Case No. 12-04
By this appeal, Petitioner, Wesley Thompson, appeals a denial from Respondent, the Utah Department of Corrections (“UDC”), of his request for records pertaining to his Correctional Adjustment checklist and life history documents used by correctional officers to determine with which other inmates Mr. Thompson can be housed. FACTS
On or about October 7, 2011, Mr. Thompson submitted a records request to UDC pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”). Mr. Thompson asked for copies of documents pertaining to him including the Correctional Adjustment Check List (“CACL”) and the Correctional Adjustment Life History (“CALH”). His request was denied by the Division of Institutional Operations, Utah Department of Corrections on or about November, 14, 2011. The Division of Institutional Operations informed Mr. Thompson that the requested records were protected pursuant to Utah Code § 63G-2-305(12) as “records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere with the control and supervision of an offender’s incarceration, treatment, probation or parole.” The denial further stated that Mr. Thompson had failed to show that he was entitled to access the documents pursuant to Utah Code § 63G-2-202(4) which allows disclosure of protected records to the person who submitted the record. Mr. Thompson filed an appeal with Mike Haddon, Deputy Director of the UDC. In a letter dated November 21, 2011, Mr. Haddon denied the appeal finding that the records were protected pursuant to Utah Code § 63G-2-305(12) and that Utah Code § 63G-2-202(4) did not apply to Mr. Thompson’s request.
Mr. Thompson now appeals to the Utah State Records Committee (“Committee”). The Committee, having reviewed the arguments submitted by the parties and having heard oral argument and testimony on February 15, 2012, now issues the following Decision and Order. STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR DECISION
1.	The Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”) specifies that “all records are public unless otherwise expressly provided by statute.” Utah Code § 63G-2-201(2). Records that are not public are designated as either “private,” “protected,” or “controlled.” See, Utah Code §§ 63G-2-302, -303, -304 and -305. 2.	Utah Code § 63G-2-305(12) classifies “records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole” as protected records.
3.	Utah Code § 63G-2-202(4) permits disclosure of a protected record if the requestor is the person who submitted the record.
4.	Utah Code § 63G-2-202(1) requires a government entity, upon request, to disclose a private record to the subject of the record.
5.	The UDC presented testimony that disclosure of the subject records would interfere with the supervision of offender’s incarceration or treatment in that there is a potential that the safety of correctional officers and inmates would be jeopardized. 6.	After reviewing the arguments submitted by the parties and hearing oral arguments and testimony, the Committee is convinced that the UDC correctly classified Mr. Thompson’s CACL and CALH records as protected pursuant to Utah Code § 63G-2-305(12) because if released, the records would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional facility or would interfere with the control and supervision of an offender’s incarceration. Utah Code § 63G-2-202(4) does not apply because Mr. Thompson did not submit the requested record and Utah Code § 63G-2-202(1) does not apply because the records were not classified as private records. ORDER
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT: the appeal of Wesley Thompson is DENIED. RIGHT TO APPEAL
Entered this 23rd day of February 2012.