Grace Ferguson v. Bristol County Jail & House of Correction (SPR 20220938)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 27, 2022 SPR22/0938 Lorraine J. Rousseau, Esq. Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and House of Correction 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Dear Attorney Rousseau: I have received the petition of Grace Ferguson, a WBUR Fellow, appealing the nonresponse of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office and House of Correction (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 28, 2022, Ms. Ferguson requested: “[d]ocuments showing the names of sworn officers with the [Office] who were terminated for misconduct, agreed to resign or retire to resolve misconduct accusations, or resigned or retired with a pending internal affairs investigation since January 1, 2010.” After not receiving a response to the request, Ms. Ferguson petitioned the Supervisor of Records, and this appeal was opened. On April 26, 2022, the Sheriff’s Office provided Ms. Ferguson with a response, including a responsive record. Given that this appeal was opened based on a lack of response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ferguson may appeal the substantive nature of the Office's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Grace Ferguson, WBUR Fellow 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