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Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21 (2026)

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(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall keep in its office, accessible only to its employees, except by the consent of the department or the order of the judge of a court of record, and except as provided in division (C) of this section, a record showing the name, residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, condition, and date of entrance or commitment of every inmate in the several institutions governed by it. The record also shall include the date, cause, and terms of discharge and the condition of such person at the time of leaving, a record of all transfers from one institution to another, and, if such inmate is dead, the date and cause of death. These and other facts that the department requires shall be furnished by the managing officer of each institution within ten days after the commitment, entrance, death, or discharge of an inmate.

(B) In case of an accident or injury or peculiar death of an inmate, the managing officer shall make a special report to the department within twenty-four hours thereafter, giving the circumstances as fully as possible.

(C)(1) As used in this division, "medical record" means any document or combination of documents that pertains to the medical history, diagnosis, prognosis, or medical condition of a patient and that is generated and maintained in the process of medical treatment.

(2) A separate medical record of every inmate in an institution governed by the department shall be compiled, maintained, and kept apart from and independently of any other record pertaining to the inmate. Upon the signed written request of the inmate to whom the record pertains together with the written request of a person the inmate designates who is either a licensed attorney at law or a licensed physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner, the department shall make the inmate's medical record available to the designated attorney, physician, or nurse. The record may be inspected or copied by the inmate's designated attorney, physician, or nurse. The department may establish a reasonable fee for the copying of any medical record. If a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner concludes that presentation of all or any part of the medical record directly to the inmate will result in serious medical harm to the inmate, the physician or nurse shall so indicate on the medical record. An inmate's medical record shall be made available to a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or attorney designated in writing by the inmate not more than once every twelve months.

(D) Notwithstanding any other law of this state or the United States to the contrary, the department and the officers of its institutions shall keep confidential and accessible only to its employees, except by the consent of the department or the order of a judge of a court of record, all of the following:

(1) Architectural, engineering, or construction diagrams, drawings, or plans of a correctional institution;

(2) Plans for hostage negotiation, for disturbance control, for the control and location of keys, and for dealing with escapes;

(3) Statements made by inmate informants;

(4) Records that are maintained by the department of youth services, that pertain to children in its custody, and that are released to the department of rehabilitation and correction by the department of youth services pursuant to section 5139.05 of the Revised Code;

(5) Victim impact statements and information provided by victims of crimes that the department considers when determining the security level assignment, program participation, and release eligibility of inmates;

(6) Information and data of any kind or medium pertaining to groups that pose a security threat;

(7) Conversations recorded from the monitored inmate telephones that involve nonprivileged communications.

(E)(1) Records regarding inmates committed to the department of rehabilitation and correction or records of persons under the supervision of the adult parole authority are not public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this division prohibits the disclosure of the following information related to inmates committed to the department of rehabilitation and correction:

(a) Name;

(b) Criminal convictions;

(c) Photograph;

(d) Supervision status, including current and past place of incarceration;

(e) Disciplinary history;

(f) Any information in the institutional summary report.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by a law of this state or the United States, the department of rehabilitation and correction may release inmate records to the department of youth services or a court of record, and the department of youth services or the court of record may use those records for the limited purpose of carrying out the duties of the department of youth services or the court of record. Inmate records released by the department of rehabilitation and correction to the department of youth services or a court of record shall remain confidential and shall not be considered public records as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

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Cited in 51 cases (36 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150.
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State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. · cites it 138× “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. · cites it 39× “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. · cites it 22× “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
Hernandez v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017-Ohio-8646. · cites it 18× “{¶ 3} On August 15, 2016, Hernandez filed a motion to compel discovery after ODRC objected to providing Hernandez with a copy of his GCI medical records pursuant to R.C. 5120.21(C). On that same day, Hernandez also filed a motion to extend discovery timelines and a partial list…”
State ex rel. Reese v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept., 2022-Ohio-2105, 200 N.E.3d 1083. · cites it 17× “8 January Term, 2022 records specified elsewhere in R.C. 5120.21. Id. at ¶ 36-39. The lead opinion therefore said that DRC properly withheld records relating to its preparation for a specific prisoner’s scheduled execution, taking the position that the records were “records of…”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-3397. · cites it 35× “" {¶ 7} R.C. 5120.21 generally relates to records that must be maintained by ODRC.”
Skorvanek v. Dept. of Rehab & Corr., 2018-Ohio-3870. · cites it 5× “) {¶ 59} R.C. 5120.21(C)(2) provides that ODRC shall maintain a "separate medical record of every inmate," and that each inmate's medical record "shall be * * * kept apart from and independently of any other record pertaining to the inmate.”
Brust v. Ohio Parole Bd., 2023-Ohio-4104. · cites it 10× “__, 2023-Ohio-1177, ¶ 31 (discussing that records referenced in R.C. 5120.21, though generally confidential and accessible only to ODRC, may be released pursuant to the stated exceptions).”
McDougald v. Greene (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4268, 165 N.E.3d 261. · cites it 6× “” But McDougald sufficiently raised the issue when he argued that “a department of state government cannot simply lab[el] a record a security record within the meaning of R.”
Hill v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2021-Ohio-561, 168 N.E.3d 583. · cites it 3× “) {¶ 4} ODRC Policy 09-INV-04, is grounded on the statutory privilege set forth in R.C. 5120.21 which provides in relevant part as follows: (D) Except as otherwise provided by a law of this state or the United States, the department and the officers of its institutions shall…”
Bello v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2020-Ohio-4559. · cites it 9× “Nevertheless, Bello contends that the only “records of inmates” exempted from public records release by division (F) are those listed in R.C. 5120.21(A), which provides: The department of rehabilitation and correction shall keep in its office, accessible only to its employees,…”
Phelps v. Ohio Parole Bd., 2023-Ohio-284. · cites it 4× “22AP-175 6 that all records that somehow relate to an inmate are exempt from public-records disclosure under R.C. 5120.21(F)." Id. at 16. {¶ 21} This court addressed R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(A): 9 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Bello v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2020-Ohio-4559. “Nevertheless, Bello contends that the only “records of inmates” exempted from public records release by division (F) are those listed in R.C. 5120.21(A), which provides: The department of rehabilitation and correction shall keep in its office, accessible only to its employees,…”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-3397. “" {¶ 7} R.C. 5120.21 generally relates to records that must be maintained by ODRC.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(B): 5 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-3397. “" {¶ 7} R.C. 5120.21 generally relates to records that must be maintained by ODRC.”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2025-Ohio-1559.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(C): 10 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
Hernandez v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017-Ohio-8646. “{¶ 3} On August 15, 2016, Hernandez filed a motion to compel discovery after ODRC objected to providing Hernandez with a copy of his GCI medical records pursuant to R.C. 5120.21(C). On that same day, Hernandez also filed a motion to extend discovery timelines and a partial list…”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. Reese v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept., 2022-Ohio-2105, 200 N.E.3d 1083. “8 January Term, 2022 records specified elsewhere in R.C. 5120.21. Id. at ¶ 36-39. The lead opinion therefore said that DRC properly withheld records relating to its preparation for a specific prisoner’s scheduled execution, taking the position that the records were “records of…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(C)(1): 4 cases
Bello v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2020-Ohio-4559. “Nevertheless, Bello contends that the only “records of inmates” exempted from public records release by division (F) are those listed in R.C. 5120.21(A), which provides: The department of rehabilitation and correction shall keep in its office, accessible only to its employees,…”
Skorvanek v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017-Ohio-2694.
State ex rel. McCarley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2025-Ohio-1559.
MacConnell v. London Corr. Inst., 2011-Ohio-1846.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(C)(2): 15 cases
Hernandez v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017-Ohio-8646. “{¶ 3} On August 15, 2016, Hernandez filed a motion to compel discovery after ODRC objected to providing Hernandez with a copy of his GCI medical records pursuant to R.C. 5120.21(C). On that same day, Hernandez also filed a motion to extend discovery timelines and a partial list…”
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Evans v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., 2018-Ohio-1035, 108 N.E.3d 1193.
Skorvanek v. Dept. of Rehab & Corr., 2018-Ohio-3870. “) {¶ 59} R.C. 5120.21(C)(2) provides that ODRC shall maintain a "separate medical record of every inmate," and that each inmate's medical record "shall be * * * kept apart from and independently of any other record pertaining to the inmate.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D): 12 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Hill v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2021-Ohio-561, 168 N.E.3d 583. “) {¶ 4} ODRC Policy 09-INV-04, is grounded on the statutory privilege set forth in R.C. 5120.21 which provides in relevant part as follows: (D) Except as otherwise provided by a law of this state or the United States, the department and the officers of its institutions shall…”
Brust v. Ohio Parole Bd., 2023-Ohio-4104. “__, 2023-Ohio-1177, ¶ 31 (discussing that records referenced in R.C. 5120.21, though generally confidential and accessible only to ODRC, may be released pursuant to the stated exceptions).”
McDougald v. Greene (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4268, 165 N.E.3d 261. “” But McDougald sufficiently raised the issue when he argued that “a department of state government cannot simply lab[el] a record a security record within the meaning of R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(1): 2 cases
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Shine-Johnson v. Chambers-Smith, No. 2:22-cv-03236 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 15, 2024).
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(2): 2 cases
McDougald v. Greene (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4268, 165 N.E.3d 261. “” But McDougald sufficiently raised the issue when he argued that “a department of state government cannot simply lab[el] a record a security record within the meaning of R.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(3): 6 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. Howard v. Watson, 2023-Ohio-3399, 225 N.E.3d 970.
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Detillion v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., No. 2:22-cv-02671 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 2, 2023).
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(4): 2 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(5): 6 cases
Brust v. Ohio Parole Bd., 2023-Ohio-4104. “__, 2023-Ohio-1177, ¶ 31 (discussing that records referenced in R.C. 5120.21, though generally confidential and accessible only to ODRC, may be released pursuant to the stated exceptions).”
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
Wernert v. Ohio Parole Bd., 2023-Ohio-1984.
Tolliver v. Ohio Parole Bd., No. 2:22-cv-04566 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 11, 2023).
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(6): 7 cases
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
Detillion v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., No. 2:22-cv-02671 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 2, 2023).
Brown-Austin v. S. Ohio Corr. Facility, 2026-Ohio-1715.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(D)(7): 4 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2025-Ohio-1559.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(E): 6 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
Skorvanek v. Dept. of Rehab & Corr., 2018-Ohio-3870. “) {¶ 59} R.C. 5120.21(C)(2) provides that ODRC shall maintain a "separate medical record of every inmate," and that each inmate's medical record "shall be * * * kept apart from and independently of any other record pertaining to the inmate.”
Bello v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2020-Ohio-4559. “Nevertheless, Bello contends that the only “records of inmates” exempted from public records release by division (F) are those listed in R.C. 5120.21(A), which provides: The department of rehabilitation and correction shall keep in its office, accessible only to its employees,…”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-3397. “" {¶ 7} R.C. 5120.21 generally relates to records that must be maintained by ODRC.”
Skorvanek v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2017-Ohio-2694.
Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.21(F): 23 cases
State ex rel. Hogan Lovells U.S., L.L.P. v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-1762, 179 N.E.3d 1150. “21(F) alone, it is evident that the General Assembly broadly exempted records that relate or refer to inmates.”
State ex rel. Mobley v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-1765, 201 N.E.3d 853. “] Mandamus—Public Records Act—R.C. 5120.21—Statutory damages—Charges and decisions in inmate disciplinary proceedings and kites transmitted through a prison’s electronic-kite system that are maintained in an inmate’s “inmate master file” are not “records of inmates” under R.”
State ex rel. Sultaana v. Mansfield Corr. Inst., 2023-Ohio-1177, 224 N.E.3d 1086. “21(F) exemption to records not otherwise identified in R.C. 5120.21, 14 January Term, 2023 reasoning that the term “records of inmates” as used in that statute “logically refers to the records mentioned elsewhere in R.”
State ex rel. McCarley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., 2022-Ohio-3397. “" {¶ 7} R.C. 5120.21 generally relates to records that must be maintained by ODRC.”
State ex rel. Reese v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept., 2022-Ohio-2105, 200 N.E.3d 1083. “8 January Term, 2022 records specified elsewhere in R.C. 5120.21. Id. at ¶ 36-39. The lead opinion therefore said that DRC properly withheld records relating to its preparation for a specific prisoner’s scheduled execution, taking the position that the records were “records of…”
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