An Ohio appellate court ruled Friday that an inmate cannot force a court clerk to treat standard filings as “legal mail,” effectively shutting down a prisoner’s attempt to dictate mailroom protocol from behind bars. The decision from the Fifth Appellate District comes nearly two decades after John Lockhart, Jr. was convicted on rape and gross […] ‘Signed, Sealed’ Request Denied: Ohio Appeals Court Rejects Inmate’s Demand For Special Mail Handling ...read more read less