People ex rel. Director of Corrections v. Ruckman

The appellant, Leonce J. Ruckman (Ruckman), has been incarcerated with the Illinois Department of Corrections since 1998. After he entered prison, Ruckman’s mother died. After her death, Ruckman purchased a MetLife annuity with a cash value of $32,178.22 with money he received as the beneficiary of his mother’s life insurance policy. After learning that Ruckman inherited substantial assets, the People of the State of Illinois ex rel. the Director of Corrections (the State) filed a complaint against Ruckman pursuant to section 3 — 7— 6(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/3 —…