Whitehead v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

[Cite as Whitehead v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.,

2023-Ohio-424.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO DENNIS WHITEHEAD Case No. 2022-00436PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION – BUREAU OF RECORD MANAGEMENT Respondent {¶1} The Ohio Public Records Act (PRA) requires copies of public records to be made available to any person upon request. The state policy underlying the PRA is that open government serves the public interest and our democratic system. State ex rel. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. v. Petro, 80…