Schnetz v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

Dorrian, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (“ODRC”), appeals from the judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, Eric Schnetz and his minor children Chloe, Michael, and Shelby, on their negligence claim. For the following reasons, we reverse.

{¶ 2} In November 2004, plaintiff-appellee, Eric Schnetz (“appellee”), was an inmate serving a one-year sentence for domestic violence at the Mansfield Correctional Camp (“the camp”). The camp is part of the Mansfield Correctional Institution (“MANCI”). The camp houses inmates…