FOIA Request to Phillips County Sheriff’s Office regarding 2023 arrest records on September 24, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office by Centennial State News, seeking comprehensive arrest records for the year 2023. The request, sent under the Colorado Open Records Act § 24-72-201 et seq., aims to obtain detailed information on all arrests made from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.
The requested data includes various personal and procedural details such as the arrestee’s name, sex, race, age, date of birth, and citizenship status. Additionally, it seeks booking IDs, dates of arrest, booking photos, names of arresting officers, types of crimes committed, locations and dates of these crimes. The request emphasizes a preference for receiving this information in an electronic format.
Centennial State News has indicated that access to these public records is crucial for their role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable. As a media organization involved in news dissemination to the public, they have also requested a fee waiver based on their professional status.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy—a non-profit organization that aids media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
