Ohio Corrections Officer Killed in Christmas Morning Inmate Attack

Veteran officer Andrew Lansing died after being assaulted by an inmate at Ross Correctional Institution, prompting calls for prison reform.

Andrew Lansing, a 62-year-old corrections officer with over two decades of service, was fatally attacked by inmate Rashawn Cannon at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio on Christmas morning.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, while the prison remains under restricted movement; Cannon has been transferred to a maximum-security facility.
Lansing, described by colleagues as professional and well-respected, is survived by his wife and two children; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered flags lowered in his honor until his funeral.
Union leaders have criticized chronic understaffing and unsafe working conditions in Ohio prisons, citing the facility's shortage of 40 officers at the time of the attack.
This marks the first fatal assault on an Ohio prison employee in 28 years, reigniting discussions on systemic issues in the state’s correctional facilities.