Boston Police Department response to student demonstrations
Background
On the evening of April 24 and/or morning of April 25, 2024, the Boston Police Department (the âBPDâ) removed and arrested protestors in and around the Boylston Place alleyway and Emerson College (the âEmerson Actionâ). The ACLU of Massachusetts subsequently filed a public records request to the BPD regarding the Emerson Action. This webpage will host all relevant correspondence and documents.
| Request Submitted To | Boston Police Department |
| Category | Law Enforcement |
| Year Filed | 2024 |
| Number of Documents Received | 0 |
Responsive Documents
None returned yet of 06/03/2024.
UMass Amherst Police Department response to student demonstrations
Background
In May 2024, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed public records requests concerning the actions of police at certain student demonstrations.
| Request Submitted To | UMass Police Department |
| Category | Law Enforcement |
| Year Filed | 2024 |
| Number of Documents Received | 0 |
Responsive Documents
None returned yet of 06/06/2024.
Public records regarding student demonstrations
In 2024, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed several public records requests regarding the use of surveillance and police action during student demonstrations on college campuses. This special collection houses all public records pertaining to those requests.
We have split the requests up into two themes, which we invite you to explore in more detail: Police Action and Surveillance.
To search all requests related to student demonstrations, we have also created an index documenting all requests we have made by date, topic, and agency:
| Title | Submitted To | Number of Documents | Year Filed | Date Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst police response to student demonstrations | Amherst Police Department | 2 | 2024 | 5/22/24 |
Amherst Police Department response to student demonstrations
Background
In May 2024, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed public records requests concerning the actions of police at certain student demonstrations.
| Request Submitted To | Amherst Police Department |
| Category | Law Enforcement |
| Year Filed | 2024 |
| Number of Documents Received | 2 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | Description | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | AmherstPD_CallSheet_050724 | Emails | 666 KB |
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| 2 | AmherstPD_Emails | Call Sheets | 107 KB |
Drone use by Massachusetts State Police
Background
In late 2021 and the spring of 2022, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a series of public records requests to understand how the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) uses drones.
On December 14, 2021, we asked for communications, contracts, purchase agreements, invoices, records pertaining to the use of drones, and manuals, policies, and procedures. On May 10, 2022, we asked for records pertaining to any warrants obtained by MSP to use drones to conduct surveillance. On May 24, 2022, we asked for more records pertaining to the use of drones, including additional logs, notes, police reports, incident reports, intelligence reports, and other records that showed who operated or used drones, how and when, and for what reasons. Read our blog post about the materials.
| Request Submitted To | Massachusetts State Police |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2021 |
| Number of Documents Received | 132 |
They said…
- Massachusetts State Police response to December 14 records request, January 20, 2022
- Massachusetts State Police response to May 10 records request, May 24, 2022
- Massachusetts State Police response to May 24 records request, June 7, 2022
- Massachusetts State Police response to May 24 records request, July 8, 2022
Responsive Documents by Category
Emails 5-29-20 to 6-15-20
MSP UAS Flight Log
Reports 5.29.20 to 6.15.20
Reports from Flight Log 1.10.22 to 5.24.22
Request 1 Emails
Request 2 Contracts, Purchase Agreements, Invoices
Request 3 Reports, Logs, etc
Request 4 Manuals, Policies, and Procedures
Responsive Documents
Eyes on the Sky: Drones V2 [Tech Page]
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Department of Unemployment Assistance: Use of Facial Recognition and ID.me
Background
On August 26, 2021, The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a public records request with the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) seeking information about the use of automation and artificial intelligence tools in the unemployment insurance identity verification process, including facial recognition technology. The request also sought specific information about the relationship between DUA and the company ID.me, which obtained a state contract to perform identify verification for the agency during the Covid-19 pandemic.
| Request Submitted To | Department of Unemployment Assistance |
| Category | Surveillance |
| Year Filed | 2021 |
| Number of Documents Received | 24 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | Description | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | CommonwealthTermsAndConditions 10 25 19 | Commonwealth Terms and Conditions | 2 MB | |
| 2 | FIVS Change Order | FIVS Change Order | 837 KB | |
| 3 | FY21 ID ME CT | FY21 ID.me contract | 2 MB | |
| 4 | IDme SCOPE JUSTIFICATION | ID.me Scope Justification | PDFÂ | 101 KB |
| 5 | LexisNexis Accurint Subscription | LexisNexis Accurint Subscription | 2 MB | |
| 6 | MA EOLWD SOW IDme FINAL LWD 2-5-21 | Describes project and roles between ID.me and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) | 253 KB | |
| 7 | Cover Emails | Cover emails regarding ID.me launch | 126 KB | |
| 8 | Disqualification Letters Setting Forth Appeal Rights and Related Records | Disqualification Letters Setting Forth Appeal Rights and Related records | 3 MB | |
| 9 | eDIS0003352_S47_Portfolio | Portfolio emails | 600 KB | |
| 10 | ENGLISH | ID.me identity verification notice from DUA | 255 KB | |
| 11 | FAQ_ID_me_2021.03.05 | FAQ regarding ID.me | 164 KB | |
| 12 | ID.me info- 3-3-21 | ID.me information sheet 3/3/2021 | 328 KB | |
| 13 | ID.me letter for existing claimants | ID.me letter for existing claimants | 94 KB | |
| 14 | IDH Participation Agreement Amendment | Integrity Data Hub (IDH) participation agreement amendment | 3 MBÂ | |
| 15 | Integrity Data Hub (IDH) Participation Agreement | Integrity Data Hub (IDH) participation agreement | 530 KBÂ | |
| 16 | Intro to ID ME- 2-24-21 | ID.me information sheet 2/24/2021 | 325 KB | |
| 17 | Order to Show Cause – IDV Examples | Order to Show Cause – IDV Examples | 585 KBÂ | |
| 18 | Response to MA DUA Public Records Request | Response to MA DUA public records request – email from ID.me to DUA regarding ID.me and claimant statistics | 147 KB | |
| 19 | SSA – DUA Agreement | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act Agreement between Social Security Administration and EOLWD, DUA | 448 KB | |
| 20 | DUA_FIVS_Export_FSD_v3_1 | FIVS-DUA Export Interface TD 5195 and 5203 Functional Specifications Document Version 3.1 | 236 KB | |
| 21 | DUA_FIVS_Export_Updates_FSD_v1_6 | FIVS-DUA Export Updates Interface TD 5203 Functional Specifications Document Version 1.6 | 156 KB | |
| 22 | EOLWD Invoice ID.me 2021COVIDDUAVERI01 March 11 2021 | EOLWD Invoice ID.me March 11, 2021 | 130 KB | |
| 23 | ID ME INC INVOICE APPROVAL | ID.me Inc Invoice Approval | 430 KB | |
| 24 | TD_5192_FIVS_DUA_Import_File_FSD_v2_0 | FIVS-DUA Import Interface TD 5192 Functional Specifications Document | Â 198 KB |
Plymouth County Sheriffâs Department Records
Background
On August 12, 2021, the ACLU of Massachusetts and Prisoners’ Legal Services filed a public records request with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department seeking policies, procedures, guidelines, and instructions pertaining to language interpretation and translation services for individuals with Limited English Proficiency (“LEP”), attorney access, and COVID-19 related protocols.
On November 22, 2021, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed another public records request with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department seeking policies, procedures, guidelines, and instructions pertaining to Plymouth County Correctional Facility’s formal grievance system, policies regarding the facility’s U visa certification process, the number of immigration detention units, and the number of immigration detainees.
| Request Submitted To | Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department |
| Category | ICE Detention |
| Year Filed | 2021 |
| Number of Documents Received | 33 |
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | Description | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | 268 POLICY 030321 w Attachments_Sexual Abuse Harassment of Inmates | 268 Policy 030321 w Attachments Sexual Abuse Harassment of Inmates | 3 MB | |
| 2 | 404 ICE Hndbk August 2021 | 404 ICE Detainee Handbook August 2021 | 3 MB | |
| 3 | 420 POLICY 051021_Classification Plan | 420 Policy 051021 Classification Plan | 360 KB | |
| 4 | 476 POLICY 051021_Canteen Services | 476 Policy 051021 Canteen Services | PDFÂ | 210 KB |
| 5 | 478 POLICY 051021 w Attachments_Library Services | 478 Policy 051021 w Attachments Library Services | 572 KB | |
| 6 | 481 POLICY 081921_Inmate Mail | 481 Policy 081921 Inmate Mail | Â 400 KB | |
| 7 | 483 POLICY 051221_Visiting Policy | 483 Policy 051221 Visiting Policy | 408 KB | |
| 8 | 490 POLICY 051021_Legal Rights | 490 Policy 051021 Legal Rights | 286 KB | |
| 9 | 605 POLICY 090821 w attachments_Communicable Diseases | 605 Policy 090821 w attachments Communicable Diseases | 4 MB | |
| 10 | 620 POLICY 090821_Special Health Care Practices | 620 Policy 090821 Special Health Care Practices | 571 KB | |
| 11 | ACLU Request | ACLU Request | XLSX | 38 KB |
| 12 | Coronavirus Alert Poster – 4 languages | Coronavirus Alert Poster – 4 languages | 608 KB | |
| 13 | COVID-19 ICE Unit Posting | COVID-19 ICE Unit Posting | 484 KB | |
| 14 | Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine FactSheet_ENGLISH_v2 | Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine FactSheet English v2 | 57 KBÂ | |
| 15 | Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine information_SPANISH_v2 | Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine information Spanish v2 | 139 KBÂ | |
| 16 | Request # 10_Contracts for Language Translation | Request # 10 Contracts for Language Translation | 1 MB | |
| 17 | Request # 14_Communications Services | Request # 14 Communications Services | 1 MBÂ | |
| 18 | Request # 19_Securus Technologies | Request # 19 Securus Technologies | 908 KB | |
| 19 | Request # 3_Records of Any COVID-19 Exposures | Request # 3 Records of Any COVID-19 Exposures | 642 KB | |
| 20 | Request #1_Number of ICE Inmates | Request #1 Number of ICE Inmates | 233 KB | |
| 21 | Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – English | Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – English | 198 KB | |
| 22 | Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – Spanish | Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – Spanish | 86 KB | |
| 23 | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – English | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – English | 45 KB | |
| 24 | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Portuguese | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Portuguese | 46 KB | |
| 25 | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Spanish | UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Spanish | 46 KB | |
| 26 | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Portuguese | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Portuguese | 51 KB | |
| 27 | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Spanish | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Spanish | 51 KB | |
| 28 | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – English | UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – English | 50 KB | |
| 29 | Wear your mask while in dayroom posting 12.30.2020 | Wear your mask while in dayroom posting 12.30.2020 | 360 KB | |
| 30 | PCCF Inmate Orientation Handbook August 2021 | Inmate Orientation Handbook – Plymouth County Correctional Facility | 2 MB | |
| 31 | 491 Policy Inmate Grievances | 491 Policy Inmate Grievances | 73 KB | |
| 32 | 458 Policy 111521 U & T Visa Policies | 458 Policy 111521 U & T Visa Policies | 344 KB | |
| 33 | Current Number of Immigration Detainees in Each Unit on November 22, 2021 | Current Number of Immigration Detainees in Each Unit on November 22, 2021 | XLSX | 12 KB |