Kansas lawmakers are taking a fresh look at policies and funding for public safety after four prison inmates escaped from a county jail this week.

The four were among 22 inmates from the Ellsworth Correctional Facility who were being housed in the Ottawa County jail in Minneapolis because of overcrowding in the state prison. All four were captured by Friday.

Rep. Pat Colloton says the state’s prison population has been growing as budget cuts have reduced programs to prevent inmates from committing more crimes. She says she expects the escape will prompt renewed debate over funding for prisons and what resources are needed.

Gov. Sam Brownback’s spokeswoman says he has proposed more money for prisons in the next state budget.