Jack Black,

This office received your OPRA request on Wednesday, 6/28/2023.  The Ocean
County Department of Corrections has advised as follows:

Below are the forced medication numbers for 2015 through current 2023:

(2023 records are current as of 6/27/2023)

2023:       1 forced medication

2022:       6 forced medication

2021:       3 forced medication

2020:       3 forced medication

2019:       0 forced medication

2018:       0 forced medication

2017:       0 forced medication

2016:       0 forced medication

2015:       0 forced medication

This response completes your request.

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle I. Gunther

Clerk of the Board

Ocean County Board of Commissioners

101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191

Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2191

Phone: (732) 929-2005

[1]https://co.ocean.nj.us/frmOpraLaw.aspx

       [2]county-seal-sm

OPRA:  RIGHT OF APPEAL

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the County of Ocean to deny access. At
your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court
of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council
(“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.  You may
contact the GRC toll-free via telephone at 866-850-0511, via mail at P.O.
Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, via e-mail at [3][email address], or via
their website at [4]www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other
questions about the law.  All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

From: JackBlack009 <[OPRA #47214 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 9:07 PM
To: OPRA <[Ocean County request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Ocean County Jail Medical Records

This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper
judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or
responding to this email.

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Ocean County,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

Forced medication incidents between calendar year 2018 through 2023
including emergency forced medications for inmates

Yours faithfully,
Jack Black

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #47214 email]

Is [Ocean County request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Ocean
County? If so, please contact us using this form:
[5]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:
[7]https://opramachine.com/request/ocean_co...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. https://co.ocean.nj.us/frmOpraLaw.aspx
3. mailto:[email address]
4. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
5. https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
6. https://opramachine.com/help/officers
7. https://opramachine.com/request/ocean_co...