Emails relating to “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”, Aug - Oct (Department of Correction)

David Weimer filed this request with the Department of Correction of Massachusetts.

It is a clone of this request.

Multi Request Emails relating to “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”, Aug - Oct
Submitted Jan. 1, 2021
Est. Completion None
Status
Withdrawn

From: David Weimer

Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails relating to “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”, Aug - Oct (Department of Correction)

Portal

To Whom It May Concern:

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

I request all email communication between and among the DOC, DCAMM, EOPSS, and the Governor’s Office from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Rachel Roth

From: David Weimer

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails relating to “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”, Aug - Oct (Department of Correction)

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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
McCormack Building
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108

pre@sec.state.ma.us

Dear Public Records Division,

I would like to file an appeal for a public records request to the Department of Corrections. As you can see from the history of this request on Muckrock (https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/emails-relating-to-womens-incarceration-andor-womens-corrections-aug-oct-department-of-correction-106452), I requested the following records on 8 January 2021 but have not had any response from the DOC.

"I request all email communication between and among the DOC, DCAMM, EOPSS, and the Governor’s Office from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections."

with thanks,

From: Department of Correction

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails relating to “women’s incarceration” and/or “women’s corrections.”, Aug - Oct (Department of Correction)

Email

Good Morning,

Please note that with respect to the Public Records Law, petitions for appeal of a lack of response provided must be provided within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the original request. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(d). In correlation with your below email citing a request filed and dated January 1st, 2021, the ninety (90) calendar days to file an appeal pursuant to 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(d) is overdue.

Please file a new request with the respective agency or municipality of which they have ten (10) business days following the receipt of the request to provide a response. You may file a new appeal if you do not receive a response after ten (10) business days or are unsatisfied with the response provided.

Very Respectfully,
Benjamin

Benjamin Chan
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-2832