Richard Kachadorian v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20160247)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords April22, 2016 SPR16/247 Mr. Nick Cannata Records Access Officer-Research and Planning Division Department of Correction Concord, MA 01 7 4 2 Dear Mr. Cannata: I have received the petition of Richard Kachadorian appealing the response of the Department of Correction (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Kachadorian requested records contained in the Inmate Management System. You responded to Mr. Kachadorian stating that the Department does not readily keep all the data he requested. Mr. Kachadorian appealed your response. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(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. All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to a conversation with a member of my staff, you indicated you would provide Mr. Kachadorian with a revised response to his request. I will now consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the response is issued within ten (1 0) days of this order. Mr. Kachadorian may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre

Mr. Nick Cannata SPR16/247 Page2 April 22, 2016 In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. y yours, cc: Mr. Richard Kachadorian