Jason Sefton v. Berkshire County Sheriff's Department (SPR 20231532)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 14, 2023 SPR23/1532 Daniel J. Sheridan, Esq. General Counsel Assistant Superintendent Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department 467 Cheshire Road Pittsfield, MA 01201 Dear Attorney Sheridan: I have received the petition of Jason Sefton appealing the nonresponse of the Berkshire 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 May 31, 2023, Mr. Sefton requested, “…entry log books, phone call logs, mail correspondent logbooks regarding all person who visit[ed] me, that I called and corresponded with me while [Mr. Sefton] was incarcerated in this County from November 1, 2018- December 1, 2021.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Sefton petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1532, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Sefton with a response dated July 6, 2023. 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. Sefton 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: Jason Sefton 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