Packnett v. State

This claim was filed by Claimant as a result of an incident at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois.

Claimant was an inmate of said State institution and while an inmate, he authorized his friend to take from the resident dining room of the penitentiary a pair of shoes to Claimant in the officers’ kitchen. While his friend was transporting the shoes, a correctional officer seized the shoes on the ground that they were contrary to institutional standards, the reason being that the shoes had four-inch heels which violated institutional guidelines.

The shoes had a value of…