Plymouth County Sheriff’s 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 PDF 3 MB
2 404 ICE Hndbk August 2021 404 ICE Detainee Handbook August 2021 PDF 3 MB
3 420 POLICY 051021_Classification Plan 420 Policy 051021 Classification Plan PDF 360 KB
4 476 POLICY 051021_Canteen Services 476 Policy 051021 Canteen Services PDF  210 KB
5 478 POLICY 051021 w Attachments_Library Services 478 Policy 051021 w Attachments Library Services PDF 572 KB
6 481 POLICY 081921_Inmate Mail 481 Policy 081921 Inmate Mail PDF  400 KB
7 483 POLICY 051221_Visiting Policy 483 Policy 051221 Visiting Policy PDF 408 KB
8 490 POLICY 051021_Legal Rights 490 Policy 051021 Legal Rights PDF 286 KB
9 605 POLICY 090821 w attachments_Communicable Diseases 605 Policy 090821 w attachments Communicable Diseases PDF 4 MB
10 620 POLICY 090821_Special Health Care Practices 620 Policy 090821 Special Health Care Practices PDF 571 KB
11 ACLU Request ACLU Request XLSX 38 KB
12 Coronavirus Alert Poster – 4 languages Coronavirus Alert Poster – 4 languages PDF 608 KB
13 COVID-19 ICE Unit Posting COVID-19 ICE Unit Posting PDF 484 KB
14 Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine FactSheet_ENGLISH_v2 Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine FactSheet English v2 PDF 57 KB 
15 Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine information_SPANISH_v2 Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine information Spanish v2 PDF 139 KB 
16 Request # 10_Contracts for Language Translation Request # 10 Contracts for Language Translation PDF 1 MB
17 Request # 14_Communications Services Request # 14 Communications Services PDF 1 MB 
18 Request # 19_Securus Technologies Request # 19 Securus Technologies PDF 908 KB
19 Request # 3_Records of Any COVID-19 Exposures Request # 3 Records of Any COVID-19 Exposures PDF 642 KB
20 Request #1_Number of ICE Inmates Request #1 Number of ICE Inmates PDF 233 KB
21 Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – English Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – English PDF 198 KB
22 Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – Spanish Stop the Spread of Germs Poster – Spanish PDF 86 KB
23 UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – English UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – English PDF 45 KB
24 UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Portuguese UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Portuguese PDF 46 KB
25 UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Spanish UMASS Flyer 1 in 5 Prisoners – Spanish PDF 46 KB
26 UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Portuguese UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Portuguese PDF 51 KB
27 UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Spanish UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – Spanish PDF 51 KB
28 UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – English UMASS Flyer Myths vs Facts – English PDF 50 KB
29 Wear your mask while in dayroom posting 12.30.2020 Wear your mask while in dayroom posting 12.30.2020 PDF 360 KB
30 PCCF Inmate Orientation Handbook August 2021 Inmate Orientation Handbook – Plymouth County Correctional Facility PDF 2 MB
31 491 Policy Inmate Grievances 491 Policy Inmate Grievances PDF 73 KB
32 458 Policy 111521 U & T Visa Policies 458 Policy 111521 U & T Visa Policies PDF 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

by Natasha

CBP Title 42 Expulsions

Background

On March 13, 2021, the ACLU of Massachusetts submitted a FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection asking for records concerning an anti-immigrant policy that expels asylum seekers from the southern United States border under the auspices of a public health measure. These records were sought in order to help the public understand how the public health authority of 42 U.S.C. § 265—whose 128 words were last modified in 1944—came to be used to override U.S. immigration laws and expel asylum seekers at the border without any legal process or screening. CBP’s response includes a July 28, 2021 guidance memorandum calling for “enhanced efforts to apply T42” and “the use of lateral flights” in light of the migrant “surge” in the Rio Grande Valley.

Request Submitted To U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Category Immigration
Year Filed 2021
Number of Documents Received 5

Responsive Documents

# File Name Description File Type File Size
1 3-42 USC 265 Field Guidance Field Guidance 42 USC 265 PDF 411 KB
2 4-Updated Title 42 Guidance_Redacted Updated Guidance for US Border Patrol Southwest Border Sectors on Maximizing use of Title 42  PDF 141 KB
3 5-USBP MEX OTM Title 42 Encounters March 2020 July 2021 Nationwide Data on Title 42 Encounters March 2020 – July 2021 PDF 231 KB
4 6-Amendment and Extension of Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists (Print-only) From Director of CDC – Amendment and Extension of Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists PDF  147 KB
5 7-OPA Review and Release_Redacted Communication between Congressional Committee on Oversight and Reform and CBP/ICE/DHS PDF 2 MB

by Natasha

Facial Recognition & COPLINK at the Northampton PD

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Northampton Police Department seeking information about facial recognition technology and the Department’s use of the statewide COPLINK intelligence database.

Request Submitted To Northampton PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 8

Responsive Documents

Download all 8 docs from Google Drive

# File Name File Type File Size
1 ACLU6 PDF 14.6 MB
2 ACLU7 PDF 7.4 MB
3 ACLU5 PDF 13.9 MB
4 ACLU4 PDF 12.0 MB
5 ACLU1 PDF 57.4 MB
6 ACLU3 PDF 56.2 MB
7 ACLU2 PDF 78.3 MB
8 Northampton PD Documents summary DOCX 12.6 KB

by Lauren Chambers

Suspect Technologies and the Plymouth PD

Background

In July 2018, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed requests with dozens of police departments to learn about how they use face surveillance technology. The Plymouth Police Department provided hundreds of emails in response to that request. The emails contain a years long correspondence between a billionaire-backed face surveillance start-up called “Suspect Technologies” and representatives for the Plymouth Police Department.

Request Submitted To Plymouth PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2018
Number of Documents Received 1

We said…

They said…

    No formal written acknowledgement or response was received.

Responsive Documents

# File Name File Type File Size
1 plymouth_emails PDF 6.3 MB

by Lauren Chambers

Facial Recognition at the Plymouth PD

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Plymouth Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.

Request Submitted To Plymouth PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 0

Responsive Documents

No responsive documents returned.

by Lauren Chambers

Facial Recognition at the Revere PD

Background

In 2018, we filed a public records request with the Revere Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.

Request Submitted To Revere PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2018
Number of Documents Received 5

Responsive Documents

# File Name File Type File Size
1 scanned_ACLUM_PRR PDF 128.9 KB
2 scanned_emails PDF 206.2 KB
3 ILP_brochure PDF 421.2 KB
4 revere_emails PDF 7.0 MB
5 Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer (1) PDF 19.3 KB

by Lauren Chambers

Facial Recognition at the Salem PD

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Salem Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.

Request Submitted To Salem PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 2

Responsive Documents

# File Name File Type File Size
1 Salem PD second and third response attachemnt D4J PDF 57.4 MB
2 ACLU Follow up on July 10 PDF 218.1 KB

by Lauren Chambers

Facial Recognition at the Springfield PD

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Springfield Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.

Request Submitted To Springfield PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 14

by Lauren Chambers

Facial Recognition at the Peabody PD

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the Peabody Police Department seeking information related to facial recognition technology.

Request Submitted To Peabody PD
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 1

Responsive Documents

# File Name File Type File Size
1 Peabody FOIA ACLU 2019 PDF 939.5 KB

by Lauren Chambers

Location of Surveillance Cameras Across Boston

Background

In 2019, we filed a public records request with the City of Boston seeking information revealing the locations of all city-owned surveillance cameras.

Request Submitted To City of Boston
Category Surveillance
Year Filed 2019
Number of Documents Received 0

We said…

They said…

    No formal written acknowledgement or response was received.

Responsive Documents

No responsive documents returned.

by Lauren Chambers