Mark Arsenault v. Department of Correction - Legal Division (SPR 20213280)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 31, 2021 SPR21/3280 Kate Silvia Records Access Officer Department of Correction 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01453 Dear Ms. Silvia, I have received the petition of Mark Arsenault, of the Boston Globe, appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 20, 2021, Mr. Arsenault requested “… records showing the names, ages, sex, and date of conviction, for every person serving a sentence of life without parole in Massachusetts.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Arsenault petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/3280, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Arsenault with a response to his request on December 17, 2021. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Arsenault may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s December 17th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mark Arsenault 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