Johnson v. State

This cause coming to be heard upon the report of the Commissioner, after hearing before said Commissioner, and this Court being fully advised in the premises,

Finds that on April 30, 1985, Claimant, Kenneth Johnson, was an inmate at Menard Correctional Center when he was subject to a shakedown wherein his three gold chains were taken by a correctional officer.

The departmental report indicates Officer Arbeiter confiscated three gold chains from Claimant on April 30, 1985. Two gold chains held gold hearts and one was plain. The Department of Corrections considered the property contraband and it…