Daugherty v. State

OPINION

Patchett, J.

This is a claim by an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking damages from the State of Illinois because of personal injuries. These allegations were a result of the Claimant being attacked and stabbed by other inmates in May 1988.

On May 7, 1988, shortly after 5:00 p.m., the Claimant was attacked by a group of other inmates. The Claimant indicated that this was a racially motivated incident, and the second such incident of the day at the institution.

Claimant’s entire case is based upon the proposition that the Respondent’s agents failed to give him adequate…