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according to the lawsuit. Berget had been in and out of prison since he was 15 and had at least seven escapes or attempted escapes on his record.
• "There's a lot in the complaint that is not in dispute. We admitted what we admitted and denied everything else," Moore said of the 15-page response.
• A lawyer for Lynette Johnson did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.
• The lawsuit states prison officials violated policy by not housing Berget and Robert in a maximum-security area and instead allowing them to work jobs and have free movement.
• The two men bashed Johnson with a pipe and covered his head with plastic wrap before Robert put on Johnson's uniform and tried to move a large box toward the

prison gate with Berget inside. The two were caught before leaving the prison.
• The penitentiary made more than a dozen procedural changes soon after Johnson's killing, including adding officers to three areas of the prison and installing additional security cameras. Other changes outlined in a 28-page report included further restricting inmate traffic, strengthening perimeter fencing, improving lighting and mandating body alarm "panic

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