Robert Cockerline v. Massachusetts Treatment Center (SPR 20170994)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords July 25, 2017 SPR17/994 Robert Cockerline Gardner, MA 01440 Dear Mr. Cockerline: I have received your petition appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Treatment Center (Center) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, you requested documents, incident reports, and grievances regarding, "[i]nstances of tampering with inmates food in the last five (5) years." Having received no response, you petitioned this office. A member of my staff reached out to the Center and discovered that they did not receive a copy of your request. You are encouraged to contact the Center directly and provide a copy of your request. You may provide a request to the Center as follows: Ms. Donna Swanson Massachusetts Treatment Center 30 Administration Road Bridgewater, MA 02324 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. Public Records Division attorneys are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, Public Records Division staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact the Public Records Division directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. 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

Robert Cockerline SPR17/994 Page 2 July 25, 2017 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Donna Swanson