State Ex Rel. Ellenburg v. Gagnon

In June of 1973, the petitioner-appellant Paul R. Ellenburg, an inmate at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, made a complaint to the assistant wardens concerning alleged wrongdoing by employees of the institution.

The complaint alleged several acts of misconduct, some of which are as follows: Employees of the institution misused money obtained through a federal grant, were using institution facilities for personal gain, were not performing their duties, engaged in homosexual acts with inmates, and specifically named two employees whom he alleged were involved in an illicit sexual…