Coley v. State

OPINION

Sommer, J.

The Claimant, Douglas Coley, was an inmate of the Vandalia Correctional Center on February 27, 1984. He had been an inmate at Vandalia for approximately two months as of that date and lived in the I dormitory along with 75 other inmates. It was the practice at Vandalia that those inmates who wanted breakfast would leave the I dormitory and proceed outside to the hall where breakfast was served, then return to the dormitory prior to going to their work assignments for the day. On the date in question, Douglas Coley along with approximately 25 other inmates left the I…