William Murray v. Department of Correction - MCI Cedar Junction at Walpole (SPR 20170088)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 25, 2016 SPR17/088 Katie Silvia Director of Public Records/Grievance Manager Massachusetts Department of Corrections 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Silvia: I have received the petition of William Murray 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. Murray requested a memorandum from a specifically identified Department employee for a specified date in 2015 with directions for the EPRS process. The Department initially responded that the memorandum did not exist. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified by a member of the Department that she believed Mr. Murray was looking for an identical memorandum issued in 2016; however, it did not exist. Mr. Murray is now in possession of the requested 2015 memorandum. I will now consider this administrative appeal closed 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 request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. Sincerely, ~urr~ Supervisor of Records 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

Kate Silvia SPR17/088 Page 2 January 25, 2016 cc: William Murray Jennifer Markham