State withdraws plan to fire prison transport van guards

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The prison van guards facing termination after two inmates escaped on their watch will not be fired.
That’s according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Last month, Lionel Clah and Joseph Cruz escaped a prison transport van in Artesia sparking a statewide manhunt. Both were caught days later in Albuquerque.
Officers Taracina Morgan and Michael Ortega were in charge at the time and have been on leave since the escape.
The New Mexican reports the state recently wit