Jessica Lewis v. Department of Correction (SPR 20230818)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 10, 2023 SPR23/0818 Kate Silvia Records Access Officer Department of Correction 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02110 Dear Ms. Silvia: I have received the petition of Attorney Jessica Lewis, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, appealing the response 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 March 7, 2022, Attorney Lewis requested multiple categories of records concerning contraband magazines and reading materials, and provided a modification to the request on December 16, 2022. Following further correspondence, the Department indicated in an email to Attorney Lewis on February 1, 2023 that it required additional time to respond. Having received no further response from the Department, Attorney Lewis appealed, and this case was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned that the Department provided a supplemental response by email to Attorney Lewis and this office on May 4, 2023. As this appeal was opened based on the Department’s lack of a timely response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. If unresolved issues remain, Attorney Lewis may further appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s May 4th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jessica Lewis, Esq. 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