Greineder, Dirk v. Department of Correction - Treatment Center (SPR 20150111)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 26,2015 SPR15/111 Mr. William D. Saltzman, Esq. Department of Correction - Legal Division 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02110 Dear Attorney Saltzman: I have received the petition of Dirk Greineder appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Greineder requested records regarding the number of inmate deaths and suicides for a specific time period. Having received no response, Mr. Greineder petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided and received in our office on March 23, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written esponse, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Greineder may appe<l:l th substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 95 . 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Dirk Greineder One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre