Jones v. State

OPINION

Patchett, J.

This cause comes before the Court upon a claim brought by Alonzo Jones, a 51-year-old inmate at the Stateville Correctional Facility. The Claimant suffered severe injuries to his left hand on July 31, 1986, while operating a table-saw pursuant to his job responsibilities within the institution. Claimant contends the State failed to inspect and maintain the table-saw involved, even though it had notice of its dangerous condition, and further, that the State failed to provide proper training to the inmates who operate the saw.

The Claimant had been incarcerated since he was 25…