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. Also seen are Rep. Ray Miller, D-Columbus, right and Sen. Mike Shoemaker, D-Bourneville. The closing of the prison will result in the loss of over 200 jobs. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

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)

PRISON CLOSING--Ivan Stithen, of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) gestures next to a chart, during a news conference, concerning the closing of the Orient Correctional Institution, at the Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. The closing of the prison will result in the loss of over 200 jobs. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

THE HAPPY CHAIRMAN--Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett flashes a smile, as he chats with Statehouse reporters, over lunch , in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)