Eight Indiana newspapers participated in a
sending representatives to agencies in all of the state’s 92 counties to
ask for records. “Government officials routinely broke or skirted Indiana’s
open records law during a statewide test by eight newspapers.” The
newspapers found that sheriffs’ offices were the least likely to comply
and, in one case, the “sheriff’s department staff watched the reporter
leave town, checked his license plate in an effort to identify him, then
called his employer to question his motives.” The package includes
resources for citizens, a sample letter for requesting public records, a
comparison of copying costs and a look at electronic availability.
Ind. officials tested on open records laws
Posted on October 28th, 2004
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