Felts v. ODRC Southern Ohio Corr. Facility

[Cite as Felts v. ODRC Southern Ohio Corr. Facility,

2022-Ohio-966.] BRIAN FELTS Case No. 2021-00538PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ODRC SOUTHERN OHIO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 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 Ohio St.3d 261, 264,

685 N.E.2d 1223

(1997). To that end, the public…