By Associated Press - Monday, April 7, 2014

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from the Beckley Correctional Center is back behind bars.

The Division of Corrections tells media outlets that 31-year-old Thomas C. Means is facing a felony escape charge.

The division didn’t provide details about Means’ escape or capture. He was discovered missing Friday morning during a head count.



Means was serving a one- to 15-year sentence for a burglary by breaking and entering conviction in Kanawha County.

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