The employee killed managed the commissary at Stateville Prison. He was murdered by an inmate attempting to rob the commissary. The director of the Department of Corrections cautions tht Stateville's operation with 50 less staff than in 1984 inevitably compromises prison security and staff safety. From 1986 through 1989, the Illinois corrections system will have gained 3,000 inmates while only five staff positions have been added across the entire adult prison system. During this same period, the Department of Corrections has experienced a cumulative budget shortage of $48.9 million. This is the difference between budget requests by the Governor and actual appropriations by the legislature as signed by the Governor. The director of the Department of Corrections has gone to the General Assembly for a supplemental appropriations request for $9.0 million to eliminate the need to lay off 256 employees under current budget restrictions.