Opinion
Opinion By: Jack Conway, Attorney General; Amye L. Bensenhaver, Assistant Attorney General
Open Records Decision
This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that Marion Adjustment Center did not violate the Open Records Act in denying Ronald Davis's request to inspect "records pertaining to the inmate canteen trust fund" for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Because these records do not contain a specific reference to Mr. Davis, he is statutorily foreclosed from inspecting them pursuant to KRS 61.878(1)(l) 1 which incorporates KRS 197.025(2) 2 into the Open Records Act. Accord 10-ORD-136 (affirming Kentucky State Reformatory's denial of inmate request for canteen contract on the basis of KRS 197.025(2) ). The referenced open records decision, a copy of which is attached, is dispositive of the issue on appeal.
A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882 . Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.
Distributed to:
Ronald Davis, # 237034Harrell GrayCole Carter
Footnotes
Footnotes
1 KRS 61.878(1)(l) provides:
Public records or information the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted or otherwise made confidential by enactment of the General Assembly.
2 KRS 197.025(2) provides:
KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to the contrary notwithstanding, the department shall not be required to comply with a request for any record from any inmate confined in a jail or any facility or any individual on active supervision under the jurisdiction of the department, unless the request is for a record which contains a specific reference to that individual.