CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio inmate Devin Howard won $4,000 after the state Supreme Court found problems with how Lake Erie Correctional Institution handled four of his public-records requests.
His eligibility for that money came down to two days.
Howard filed his Ohio Supreme Court lawsuit on April 7, 2025. House Bill 265 took effect April 9 and eliminated statutory damages in public-records cases for people committed to state prison custody…