The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-012 (In re: James Harrison/Department of Public Advocacy)
Summary: The Department of Public Advocacy violated the Open Records Act by failing to respond to an inmate's request for copies of certain letters he exchanged with the Department.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
2. 21-ORD-013 (In re: David Pennington/Big Sandy Regional Detention Center)
Summary: The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request to inspect records because its response did not cite the applicable statutory exception or explain how such exception applied to the records being withheld.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
3. 21-ORD-014 (In re:Samuel G. Hayward, Jr./Labor Cabinet)
Summary: The Labor Cabinet violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request to inspect training materials. However, the Cabinet did not violate the Act when it denied requests for information and a request for records for which it is not the official custodian.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
