Margaret Alleyne v. Massachusetts Parole Board (SPR 20211551)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 28, 2021 SPR21/1551 Stacy D. Book Records Access Officer Massachusetts Parole Board 12 Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Dear Ms. Book: I have received the petition of Margaret Alleyne appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Parole Board (Board) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 5, 2021, Ms. Alleyne requested “[t]he number of parolees that had their parole revoked and/or provisionally revoked…broken down by their race, from February 2018 through May 5, 2021.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Alleyne petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/1551, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the Board provided a response dated June 14, 2021 to Ms. Alleyne’s request. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Board’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Alleyne may appeal the substantive nature of the Board’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Margaret Alleyne 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