Caitlin Farrell v. Essex County Sheriff's Department (SPR 20230040)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 23, 2023 SPR23/0040 Gretchen Grosky Records Access Officer Essex County Sheriff’s Department 20 Manning Avenue Middleton, MA 01949 Dear Ms. Grosky: I have received the petition of Dr. Caitlin Farrell appealing the nonresponse of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 13, 2022, Dr. Farrell requested the following records: [1] All documents reflecting current policies and protocols on Hepatitis C and HIV[;] [2] Any documents relating to policies around Hepatitis C testing (i.e., testing protocols)[;] [3] Any documents relating to policies around HIV testing[;] [4] Any documents relating to Hepatitis C treatment (treatment protocols)[;] [5] Any documents relating to HIV treatment[;] [6] Any documents related to the number of Hepatitis C tests requested by inmates[;] [7] Any documents related to the number of HIV tests requested by inmates[;] [8] Any documents reflecting the total number of people testing for Hepatitis C in 2021 (by race and ethnicity, if possible)[;] [9] Any documents reflecting the total number of people testing for HIV in 2021 (by race and ethnicity, if possible)[;] [10] A copy of the medical intake form[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Dr. Farrell petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0040, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Dr. Farrell with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public 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

Dr. Caitlin Farrell SPR23/0040 Page 2 January 23, 2023 Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Dr. Farrell may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Dr. Caitlin Farrell