Ohio Supreme Court: Private Prison’s Financial Records Public
· Story link If the money comes from taxpayers and the function is one the government normally performs, then the…
If the money comes from taxpayers and the function is one the government normally performs, then the financial records are public, the Ohio Supreme Court said in a said involving a privately-operated corrections facility. The operators had refused a request from the state auditor for its records. “Individuals or entities who control public funds have a duty to account for their handling of those funds,” the court said.