Верховный суд Огайо обязал частную тюрьму выплатить заключенному 4 тысячи долларов за отказ в предоставлении видеозаписей

Inmate wins lawsuit against Ohio prison CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio inmate has won a lawsuit against the Lake Erie Correctional Institution, a privately run prison in Conneaut. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Devin Howard will receive $2,000 in statutory damages because prison officials did not release surveillance camera footage to him regarding two encounters with correctional officers. The first encounter happened in August 2024 when Howard became upset with a correctional officer who ordered him to leave a dayroom area and return to his cell. The second encounter happened in October 2024 when Howard and another inmate were walking to the prison library and were stopped by a corrections officer and ordered to return to the housing unit. Howard said he had a pass allowing him to go to his job assignment at the library. Howard will receive another $2,000 after prison officials withheld public records. According to a news release from the Ohio Supreme Court, prison officials denied five of the nine public records requests Howard made and then failed to fulfill the other four within 10 business days. Copyright 2026 WOIO. All rights reserved.