In Hayes v. State (1995), 47 Ill.Ct.Cl. 215, the Court noted that the unique relationship between the State and a prison inmate results in the State having a duty to provide safe conditions and adequate supervision for inmates to perform assigned tasks. The Court observed that requiring an inmate to work in a dangerous workplace is not in itself improper, but to do so without supervision and adequate safety precautions may make the State liable for injuries. Id. at 219.