Johnson v. State

This claim arises under Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 23, par. 4041, an act concerning damages caused by escaped inmates of institutions over which the State has control. The record indicates that on September 29, 1979, an inmate of the Vandalia Correctional Center escaped and went on a crime spree. After being apprehended about an hour and one half after the escape he was charged with commission of six felonies, including aggravated kidnapping, escape, unlawful restraint, criminal damage to property and two counts each of burglary and theft over $150.00.

The incident involving the charge of…