Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

Deeper Than Water filed this request with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts.
Multi Request Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility
Submitted Jan. 22, 2021
Due Feb. 11, 2021
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Deeper Than Water

Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

I request all email communication originating from your department between state agencies from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Deeper Than Water

From: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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Good Afternoon,

By way of introduction, my name is Arielle Mullaney and I am an attorney at the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). EOPSS is in receipt of your requests and is working on them. Currently, the searches are being conducted by the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS). As soon as I receive the search results back from them, I will provide you with an update.

Thanks so much!

Arielle Mullaney
Assistant General Counsel
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
781-379-7753

From: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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Good Afternoon,

I have received the search results from EOTSS. Please see below for search queries and results:

eDIS0002776-DTW - 8/1-10/31
Search
All EPS Users
Items
Size
Query
"Bay State Correctional Facility"(c:c)(date=2020-08-01..2020-10-31)
59
9 MB

eDIS0002777-DTW - 11/1-12/31 1
Search
All EPS Users
Items
Size
Query
(Women* Prison) AND ("propos*" OR "plan*" OR "new")(c:c)(date=2020-11-01..2020-12-31)
1214
1.7 GB

eDIS0002779-DTW - 11/1-12/31 3
Search
All EPS Users
Items
Size
Query
"Bay State Correctional Facility"(c:c)(date=2020-11-01..2020-12-31)
52
85 MB

eDIS0002780-DTW - 11/1-12/31 4
Search
All EPS Users
Items
Size
Query
"Mass* State Project Number DOC 2002"(c:c)(date=2020-11-01..2020-12-31)
0
0

eDIS0002781-DTW - 11/1-12/31 5
Search
All EPS Users
Items
Size
Query
"Women's Incarceration" OR "Women's Correction*"(c:c)(date=2020-11-01..2020-12-31)
486
409 MB

Please keep in mind that EOTSS is unable to search "email communication between and among the DOC, DCAMM, EOPSS, and the Governor's Office," as requested. All emails from these offices end in the standard "mass.gov" or "massmail.state.ma.us." Thus, EOTSS is unable to distinguish which agency the emails were sent to/received from. Instead, EOTSS searched all EOPSS email accounts for the search terms provided. This search may include emails from those offices you've requested and/or may include emails from other offices. If you have specific names of individuals/email addresses you would like EOTSS to search for, they can accommodate this type of request.

Please review and let me know how you would like to proceed. Thank you!

Arielle

From: Deeper Than Water

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Email communication from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding Bay State Correctional Facility (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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Dear Attorney Mullaney,

Please do begin review on these emails. We would like all of them.

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