Benjamin Silva v. Department of Correction - Legal Division (SPR 20171153)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords August 28, 2017 SPR17/1153 Kate M. Silvia Records Access Officer Department of Correction 50 Maple Street, Suite 3 Milford, MA O1 7 5 7 Dear Ms. Silvia: I have received the petition of Benjamin Silva appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Silva requested "[t]he most up-to-date contract between the Massachusetts Dept. of Correction and Forensic Health Services to manage the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP)" as well as "[a]ll previous contracts between the Massachusetts Dept. of Correction and Forensic Health Services." Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Silva petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Department responded to Mr. Silva's request with a response sent on August 18, 2017. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Silva may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records ......................... -GG;-&njaminSilva 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