Other title: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Penal Industries; Other title: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Penal Industries; Other title: Ohio Penal Industries

"Date of report: December 20, 2018."Report (2 unnumbered pages, 82 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations) -- Exhibit (33 pages in various pagings).On June 29, 2017, the Office of the Ohio Inspector General received a telephone call from an anonymous complainant alleging that Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) employees assigned to work at Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) were using their positions for personal gain. The complainant also noted concerns as to how OPI had disposed of farm equipment from the closure of the state prison work farms. The complainant believed there was equipment missing, possibly stolen, and currently unaccounted for by OPI and ODRC. On July 10, 2017, the Office of the Ohio Inspector General met with ODRC officials to discuss the complaint regarding the equipment at issue. During the meeting, ODRC officials identified additional issues at OPI regarding potential mismanagement by the leadership involving OPI Chief Sheri Duffey, Assistant OPI Chief Todd Cordial, and Penal Industries Manager Dan Kinsel. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Ohio Inspector General decided to initiate a joint investigation between the Office of the Ohio Inspector General and the ODRC Chief Inspector's Office. Shortly after the meeting, Duffey, Cordial, and Kinsel received notification from ODRC that they were being placed on administrative leave. Upon the notification of the pending administrative leave, Kinsel immediately filed for retirement with an effective date of August 1, 2017. The Office of the Ohio Inspector General spoke with Kinsel by telephone to arrange a meeting. He declined to be interviewed. Following independent internal investigations by ODRC, Cordial and Duffey were terminated from their employment in February and March 2018, respectively