I recieved this note today... so on to Mike Machado.. got to be a way to release these records.. maybe if everone emails Mike Machado & let him know that this needs to be changed? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troka, Genevieve" <GTroka@ss.ca.gov> To: <margecam@pacbell.net> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: RE: Archives Web Form - Stockton State Hospital Cemetery/Burial r ecords > > > > > Thank you for your recent e-mail requesting information about > > > > records of Stockton State Hospital > > > > patients. > > > > Unfortunately, > we are prohibited by California Welfare and Institutions > > Code > > > > section > > > > 5328 from releasing any information about patients. The code > > > > section does > > > > include some exceptions, but general historical > research is not one > of > > > them. If > > > you > > > > wish to read this > law you can find it on the following web > site: > http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html <http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html> > > > The State Archives would like > to see the California Public Records Act and > related laws amended to place a time limit > on access restrictions so that > records about individuals who > are no longer alive would be open to the > public. At this time, however, no such time limit on restrictions exists. > > > > > > > > > I hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to > > contact > > us > > > again > > > if > > > > we can be of additional > assistance. > > Genevieve Troka > California State Archives > 1020 "O" Street > Sacramento, CA 95814 > (916) 653-7715 > > > > ---------- > From: margecam@pacbell.net [SMTP:margecam@pacbell.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:16 PM > To: State Archives > Subject: Archives Web Form - Stockton State Hospital > Cemetery/Burial records > > Customer's Message ***************************** > I am still working with the State, county & city of Stockton on > getting the burial/death/cemetery records released from the State Hospital > records. > All the above should by now have a copy of a letter written by Mr. > Joseph Holt, who was aware of the dealings that took place to get the zoning > changed on this old cemetery. Joe states in his letter that in a matter of > hours in Judge Buck's chambers, they had successfully removed all 3,500+ > bodies to a common grave. This cemetery has never been abandonded, is a > public cemetery, abused and all but forgotten. Only 1.39 of the original 5 > (5 of 15 acres used as cemetery) cemetery acres is left unimproved. I> Form was accessed from Web page http://webdev/archives/archives.htm. >