Darwin Secrest
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In this May 20, 2014 photo, Joseph Sims of Greene County rehearses before the performance of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Sims is serving 8 years for forgery. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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William Venes, 55, of Cleveland, transforms into the Wicked Witch of the West before the performance of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Venes was convicted of pandering child pornography and is serving a 24-year sentence at the Ross Correctional Institution. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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In this May 20, 2014 photo, Nathan Stump of Franklin County rehearses before the performance of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Stump is serving 12 years for the rape of a female child. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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In this May 20, 2014 photo, Antoine Davis of Dayton, Ohio, left, who is serving a 25-year sentence for drug trafficking and attempted murder, center, performs as Glinda the Good Witch, center, and Joseph Sims of Greene County, who is serving 8 years for forgery, performs as Dorothy in the Ross Correctional Institution's rendition of the Wizard of Oz in Chillicothe, Ohio. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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In this May 20, 2014 photo, Antoine Davis of Dayton, Ohio, left, who is serving a 25-year sentence for drug trafficking and attempted murder, center, performs as Glinda the Good Witch, and Joseph Sims of Greene County, who is serving 8 years for forgery, performs as Dorothy in the Ross Correctional Institution's rendition of "The Wizard of Oz" in Chillicothe, Ohio. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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This May 20, 2014 photo, Christian Robinson of Middletown, Ohio, transforms into the Cowardly Lion before the performance of the Wizard of Oz at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. Robinson is serving 15 years for the rape and attempted rape of children. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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In this May 20, 2014 photo, Antoine Davis of Dayton, Ohio, left, who is serving a 25-year sentence for drug trafficking and attempted murder, performs as Glinda the Good Witch, left, Joseph Sims of Greene County, who is serving 8 years for forgery, as Dorothy, Nathan Stump of Franklin County, Christian Robinson of Middletown as the Cowardly Lion in the Ross Correctional Institution's rendition of the Wizard of Oz. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
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This May 20, 2014 photo, Joseph Sims is dressed in character after the performance of the Wizard of Oz at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. Sims is serving 8 years for forgery. The production is the idea of Darwin Secrest, a corrections officer with 20 years of experience Secrest wrote down the idea, put it in his pocket and eventually passed it on to the administration. The warden said go ahead and try. Secrest needed guys to try out. He needed to get them to read the original book, then watch the movie and then create a play that worked inside a prison. Only then would there be rehearsals and set-building and costume-sewing. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Carrie Cochran) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES
