Flaim v. State of Illinois, Department of Corrections

This action, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by the claimant, is based upon the alleged negligence of respondent’s Department of Corrections in approving the parole and release of one Ronald Sledge, a juvenile, who, after his release, attacked, battered, and robbed the claimant; and that respondent knew the said parolee to be a dangerous person.

Claimant also contends that the State of Illinois is, pursuant to the equal protection clauses of the state and federal constitutions, under a duty to compensate innocent victims of crime "without regard to whether the state was…