Willa Hynes v. Missouri Department of Corrections

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT WILLA HYNES, ) ) Appellant-Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD86481(Consolidated with WD86483) ) MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ) Opinion filed: April 23, 2024 CORRECTIONS, ) ) Respondent-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI THE HONORABLE DANIEL GREEN, JUDGE Division Three: Cynthia L. Martin, Presiding Judge, Mark D. Pfeiffer, Judge and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judge Willa Hynes’s son died while in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections (the “DOC”). Hynes requested records from the DOC relating to his custody and death…