The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-050 (In re: Chris Hawkins/Department of Corrections)
Summary: The Department of Corrections violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to a request to inspect records. However, the Department did not violate the Act when it did not provide a record that does not exist in its possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
2. 21-ORD-051 (In re: Anthony Sadler/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary did not violate the Open Records Act when it was unable to produce a record that did not exist in its possession or when it denied a request due to the inmate's failure to use the proper form.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
3. 21-ORD-052 (In re: Jonathan Fannin/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for the investigative file related to a disciplinary investigation that is ongoing. The Department violated the Act by withholding other public records.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
4. 21-ORD-053 (In re: Christopher Hawkins/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary subverted the intent of the Open Records Act when it failed to provide all responsive records to an inmate's request.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
5. 21-ORD-054 (In re: Christopher Hawkins/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary (the "Penitentiary") did not subvert the intent of the Open Records Act ("the Act") when it provided records that were responsive to an inmate's request.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
6. 21-ORD-055 (In re: Jenny Patten/Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
Summary: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services ("the Cabinet") did not violate the Open Records Act ("the Act") when it denied a request for records that did not precisely describe the records sought.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
7. 21-ORD-056 (In re: Rick Adams/Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy)
Summary: The Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request to inspect annual reports submitted to it by a private entity in connection with the administration of a loan.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
8. 21-ORD-057 (In re: Glenn Odom/Kentucky State Reformatory)
Summary: The Kentucky State Reformatory did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that do not exist.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-0…
