Ross Correctional Institution Officer Andrew Lansing, killed on Christmas Day, was the first Ohio prison employee fatally attacked in decades.

An inmate allegedly assaulted and killed a veteran corrections officer on Christmas Day at an Ohio prison, an attack authorities said was “beyond comprehension.” Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked We

ROSS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ/CBS) - A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning. Corrections officer Andrew Lansing died following an inmate assault at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor Andrew Lansing, a prison guard killed on Christmas Day.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said correction officer Andrew Lansing died “following an inmate assault” that morning at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe. “The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a ...

Union leader for prison guards calls for change after officer's Christmas Day death Lansing was a long-time, well-respected employee at the Ross County facility, Chambers-Smith wrote. She added that Lansing was loved by his colleagues and was a "friendly,

After a corrections officer was killed on Christmas Day, the union representing prison guards is demanding changes from the state.

"The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension."