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Michelle Dillon
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Harrington, Shelley D <Shelley.D.Harrington@hawaii.gov>
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 3:57 PM
Michelle Dillon
Schwartz, Toni E; Nadamoto, Laurie J
RE: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
Ms. Dillion,
I am being told that you are interpreting the contract incorrectly.
It is NOT 40% commissions on gross revenue in addition to $200,000, but GTL provides 40% of its commissions on gross
revenue up to $200,000 to pay for SAVIN (item #30 on page 4 of S1 attachment).
GTL is not required to provide its current gross revenue sales, therefore PSD is not in possession of this information.
Shelley Harrington
Intake Service Center DA
PREA Coordinator
919 Ala Moana Blvd. #401
Honolulu, HI 96814
shelley.d.harrington@hawaii.gov
ph. 808-587-1260
fax. 808-587-2568
Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in U.S. vs. Salerno: "In our society, liberty is the norm and detention prior
to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception."
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From: Michelle Dillon <mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:56 AM
To: Harrington, Shelley D <Shelley.D.Harrington@hawaii.gov>
Cc: Schwartz, Toni E <Toni.E.Schwartz@hawaii.gov>; Nadamoto, Laurie J <Laurie.J.Nadamoto@hawaii.gov>
Subject: RE: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
The contract obtained from the site states (per page 1 of Attachment – S2) that GTL will provide commissions to the
State of 40% of gross revenue in addition to that $200,000, however. Given that HRDC has no knowledge of the levels of
gross revenue, we therefore have no knowledge of the total amount of money that 40% would represent and we are still
in request of documents responsive to this public information. Please advise if these documents will be provided.
From: Harrington, Shelley D [mailto:Shelley.D.Harrington@hawaii.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:57 AM
To: Michelle Dillon <mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org>
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Cc: Schwartz, Toni E <Toni.E.Schwartz@hawaii.gov>; Nadamoto, Laurie J <Laurie.J.Nadamoto@hawaii.gov>
Subject: RE: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
Ms. Dillion,
According to procurement staff, the contract specifies that the commission is $200K payable directly to the Statewide
Automated Victim Information and Notification system (SAVIN).
Your inquiry related to contracts between Core Civic and a system needs to be directed to Core Civic.
Shelley Harrington
Intake Service Center DA
PREA Coordinator
919 Ala Moana Blvd. #401
Honolulu, HI 96814
shelley.d.harrington@hawaii.gov
ph. 808-587-1260
fax. 808-587-2568
Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in U.S. vs. Salerno: "In our society, liberty is the norm and detention prior
to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception."
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From: Michelle Dillon <mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:37 AM
To: Harrington, Shelley D <Shelley.D.Harrington@hawaii.gov>
Cc: Schwartz, Toni E <Toni.E.Schwartz@hawaii.gov>; Nadamoto, Laurie J <Laurie.J.Nadamoto@hawaii.gov>
Subject: RE: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
Ms. Harrington,
Thank you; we have obtained the contract now. However, we are still in search of the other components of this request,
which are unavailable from the site. Specifically, we are looking for payments from GTL to the State of Hawaii or any
pertinent agency which were received as a result of this contract (or any amendment thereof). Such payments are
sometimes referred to as commissions, and responsive records could include invoices to or from GTL for monthly
commissions paid to the DOC. Pursuant to our request, we are also seeking documentation of current phone rates in use
in facilities in Hawaii or contracted by Hawaii to house citizens of Hawaii, such as the Saguaro facility in Arizona.
Please let me know if additional clarification would be helpful for completion of this request.
Best,
Michelle
From: Harrington, Shelley D [mailto:Shelley.D.Harrington@hawaii.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 10:48 AM
To: Michelle Dillon <mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org>
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Cc: Schwartz, Toni E <Toni.E.Schwartz@hawaii.gov>; Nadamoto, Laurie J <Laurie.J.Nadamoto@hawaii.gov>
Subject: RE: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
Ms. Dillon,
All State contracts are online at http://spo.hawaii.gov/.
You can conduct a search under PSD and GTL is our current contractor.
Shelley Harrington
Intake Service Center DA
PREA Coordinator
919 Ala Moana Blvd. #401
Honolulu, HI 96814
shelley.d.harrington@hawaii.gov
ph. 808-587-1260
fax. 808-587-2568
Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in U.S. vs. Salerno: "In our society, liberty is the norm and detention prior
to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception."
This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 25102521 and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention,
dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. This electronic transmission
is for the sole use of those identified by the author and is the property of the author. Any further distribution or
copying of this message is prohibited by law. If you received this in error, please notify the author at 808-5871260 and destroy the message immediately.
From: Michelle Dillon <mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 12:16 PM
To: PSD.Office.of.the.Director <psd.office.of.the.director@hawaii.gov>
Subject: Open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center
To the Open Records Official:
Attached, please find an open records request from the Human Rights Defense Center; the text of this request is
duplicated in the body of this message.
Re: Request for Phone Contracts and Payments
The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) makes this request pursuant to HRS Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
We are requesting the following documents regarding telephone services:
1. All contracts or other agreements, including all exhibits, addenda and extensions, between DPS – Corrections
Division and any provider of telephone services for use by prisoners or other detainees that are currently in
effect.
2. Documents detailing all payments received by DPS – Corrections Division from any telephone service provider,
or on behalf of any telephone service provider, from January 1, 2015 to present.
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3. Documents detailing rates for telephone calls made by prisoners or other detainees of any DPS – Corrections
Division facilities that are currently in effect.
4. Documents detailing all fees related to use of telephone services by the prisoners or other detainees of any DPS
– Corrections Division facilities that are currently in effect. This request specifically includes all ancillary fees
incurred by people who accept calls from prisoners or other detainees, including fees related to prepaid phone
accounts.
HRDC is a nonprofit organization and the requested records will be used for the benefit of the public through our non‐
commercial news reporting, and will contribute significantly to public understanding of government operations and
activities at the Hawaii Department of Corrections. Given this public benefit, we request a waiver of all fees.
Pursuant to Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, HRDC requests a summary of any applicable charges be provided
before any copies are made.
If this request is denied in whole or part, please justify all denials by reference to specific exemptions. If any records
responsive to this request are denied in part, we expect the release of all segregable portions of those records.
Additionally, please outline any administrative appeals process available.
Please contact me via email, mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org, should you require any additional information. Thank you
for your time and attention in this matter.
Sincerely,
Michelle Dillon
Development Coordinator
Public Records Manager
Human Rights Defense Center
Prison Legal News
720 Third Ave., Suite #1605
Seattle, WA 98104
206-257-1355
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