Jordan v. State

This is a claim brought by Elmore Jordan, an inmate of Stateville Correctional Center, for the conversion of a radio of the alleged value of $125.00.

At the hearing of this cause, Claimant established by a preponderance of the evidence that on February 9, 1976, prison authorities conducted a shakedown inspection of the cells in Claimant’s cell block. While the inmates stood on the “flag” or floor of the cell block, guards searched the tiers of cells for contraband items. From where he was standing on the flag, Claimant could watch the search conducted in his cell on the third tier. At the…