<p>Waiawa Correctional Facility has for years struggled to adequately staff some work shifts, but the minimum-security prison had enough guards last Saturday and Tuesday nights when three inmates escaped, the warden said this week.</p>
<p>Some work shifts at the facility have dipped to minimum staffing levels within the last three or four years, and that has curtailed weekend visitations, but it has not jeopardized safety at the facility or contributed to escapes, said Waiawa warden J. Phillip Tumminello.</p>