By Melissa HUdson
ABC 57
IONIA, Mich. — The president of the union that represents corrections officers across the state of Michigan says the guard towers were unmanned at the time of Michael Elliot’s escape because of budget cuts.
ABC has calls into the Michigan Department of Corrections but so far those calls have not been returned.
One of the union officers said the 5 guard towers at the prison have been unmanned for 7 months and the prisoners know it.
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