Union: Prison Learned Of Escape Plans Day Earlier

The union representing Ohio guards says prison officials were warned about an escape the day before three inmates scrambled over a fence for a few hours of freedom before being recaptured. The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association says one inmate was put in segregation as a result of the discovery of an escape plan on Wednesday. The union says that inmate was housed in the same unit as the three who escaped. The union says prison officials did not take additional steps to secure the unit. A message was left with the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The three escaped prisoners, including convicted school shooter T.J. Lane, were captured within a few hours of their Thursday evening escape. The union says the state eliminated some security posts at the prison five years ago.