State v. Phillips, Unpublished Decision (11-15-2002)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Betty Jane Phillips appeals from an order of the court of common pleas dismissing her petition for a writ of mandamus.

{¶ 2} Phillips is, or was, an inmate of the Greene County jail when she filed her petition. Phillips asked the court to order Respondent, who is the Administrator of the Greene County Jail, to adjust Phillips' jail sentence by awarding her a "good time" credit. The petition further alleged that the credit is required by the terms of a handbook issued to jail inmates. A copy of the page from the handbook containing the provision on which Phillips relies was…