The department shall be responsive to inquiries from the next of kin and other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of such incarcerated individual, the medical procedures used and the cause of death including preliminary determinations and final determination as reported by an autopsy report. The next of kin and other person designated as a representative shall be identified from the emergency contact information previously provided by the incarcerated individual to the department.
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