Buehl v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Roger Buehl petitions for review of the final determination of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Department) denying Buehl’s request for access to certain documents under the statute commonly known as the Right-to-Know Law. 1 Specifically, Buehl sought documents that would explain the Department’s definition of “inclement weather.” In this appeal, we consider whether the Department properly denied Buehl’s request by relying upon the personal security exception in the Right-to-Know Law. 2

Buehl is currently incarcerated at SCI-Smithfield. Section 1 of the Act…