Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. Chestnut

Opinion of the Court by

Justice MINTON.

Bobby Chestnut, a prisoner confined at the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKCC), submitted an open records request to the WKCC asking to see his entire inmate file, excluding any confidential items. The WKCC records custodian denied Chestnut’s request because it was too broad and overly vague. Chestnut then sought the Kentucky Attorney General’s review of the WKCC denial. And the Attorney General agreed with Chestnut. Next, the WKCC, acting through the Department of Corrections (DOC), appealed the Attorney General’s decision; but the Franklin…