William Murray v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20161144)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 20, 2016 SPR16/1144 Jennifer Markham Director of Classification MCI-Cedar Junction P.O. Box 100 South Walpole, MA 02071 Dear Ms. Markham: I have received the petition of William Murray appealing the nomesponse 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. Murray requested a specifically identified portion of the Records Manual Procedure and copies of two memos y specifically identified Department employees. Having received no response, Mr. Murray petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated December 16, 2016. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Murray 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. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon r uest. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determ· tio for further information. cc: William Murray One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us