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Posted: January 24, 2002

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PRISON CLOSING--Tim Shafer, of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) speaks during a news conference concerning the closing of the Orient Correctional Institution, at the Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. The newspaper that Shafer is holding refers to the 1993 riots at the Lucasville facility. The closing of the prison will result in the loss of over 200 jobs. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)