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The Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association wants to limit access to Public Records
Slipped inside the 5000+ page budget bill are some paragraphs that would limit access to public records – the life blood of an investigator’s work.
The prosecutors in Ohio, and in particular, Lucas County, claim such changes are necessary so as to ‘protect the integrity of ongoing legal proceedings.’
NWOIC can present a number of reasons why limiting access to records has just the opposite effect.
Public Records need to remain PUBLIC.
The 44 year old case of Danny Brown is a perfect example of an ongoing legal proceeding.
This video will show how public records revealed evidence that the state has been sitting on since 1981 and why we must not water down Ohio’s Sunshine Laws.
100 + wrongful convictions have been overturned, in large part, thanks to current public records laws.