Karina Wilkinson v. Middlesex County Sheriff's Office (SPR 20212101)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 31, 2021 SPR21/2101 Malav Patel, Esq. Records Access Officer Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office 400 Mystic Avenue, Fourth Floor Medford, MA 02155 Dear Attorney Patel: I have received the petition of Karina Wilkinson appealing the nonresponse of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 29, 2021, Ms. Wilkinson requested the following: “[1] Documents containing inmate calling service (ICS) provider phone rates and site commission percentage(s)…and monthly revenues from January 1, 2020 to present. [2] Documents containing information on video visitation, if any.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Wilkinson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2101, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. As such, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Wilkinson with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Wilkinson may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Karina Wilkinson 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