State ex rel. Newell v. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Newell contends that the court of appeals erred in entering summary judgment against him on his amended claim for a writ of mandamus. *270In his amended complaint and motion for summary judgment, Newell asserted that he was entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel either his transfer to a reformatory or, if no longer possible, to void his sentence and release him from prison.

However, as the court of appeals correctly determined, the distinctions between penal institutions and reformatory institutions have been eliminated. See R.C. 5120.03(B) (“The director of rehabilitation and correction, by…