Documents provided to Ripples Group for Strategic Plan for Women Who Are Incarcerated in Massachusetts (Department of Correction)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records, all of which were provided to the Ripples Group as stated on page 9 of the "Strategic Plan for Women Who Are Incarcerated in Massachusetts:"

- A database of currently incarcerated women at MCI-Framingham, including age, race, offense, sentence, zip code of home community, number of children reported by women (no names)
- A database of staff at MCI-Framingham, including positions, gender, race (no names);
- Historical breakdown of the population at MCI-Framingham by sentence types (i.e., state/county/pre-trial/civil/federal);
- Program participation and visitations at MCI-Framingham;
- Financials on MCI-Framingham.
- other reports and files, many related to facility conditions.

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,

David Weimer

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

Dear Public Records Division,

I submitted a request to the Department of Correction on 23 June 2022 for documents created for and distributed to the Ripples Group by the DOC. The full request is available at https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/documents-provided-to-ripples-group-for-strategic-plan-for-women-who-are-incarcerated-in-massachusetts-department-of-correction-130465. As of 12 July 2022, I have not received any response or acknowledgment from the DOC.

with thanks,

Dave Weimer

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

Dear Public Records Division,

I submitted a request to the Department of Correction on 23 June 2022 for documents created for and distributed to the Ripples Group by the DOC. After receiving no response, I appealed to this office. On 19 July, this office issued SPR22-1623 requiring a response from the DOC. As of 06 August 2022, I have not received any response or acknowledgment from the DOC.

The full request is available at https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/documents-provided-to-ripples-group-for-strategic-plan-for-women-who-are-incarcerated-in-massachusetts-department-of-correction-130465.

with thanks,

Dave Weimer