Web FOIA Compliance: Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
There is a FOIA Requests link on the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
Names and titles of commission members are listed in the About SCCRC section and there is a biography of the director, but no other personnel information is provided. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | The Publications heading in the Information section links to a Practice Manual for Sentencing Guidelines. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Recommendations of the commission leading to legislation in prior years are posted under Sentence Recommendations. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is a link to the Sentencing Guidelines Practice Manual on the home page. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | There is a home page link to the Sentencing Commission's 2008 report, and legislative recommendations for earlier years are included in the Annual Reports posted in the Publications section. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Minutes of commission meetings from January 2000 to May 2007 are available under SCDC Meeting Minutes. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Stephen Vance
Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 830 South
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-7934
Fax: (202) 727-7929
Email: stephen.vance@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
