All but three of the escapees have been captured. The arrest was based on statements from some of the escapees in custody and a co-worker that indicated the man "aided in the planning and failed to prevent the escape," police said.

The man, who was arrested at 8:35 a.m. yesterday, was released this morning pending further investigation for possible indictment at a later date, police said.

Child & Family Service was awarded a one-year bid contract to provide services at the HYCF girls facility earlier this year, said Office of Youth Services Executive Director Bert Matsuoka. The services included providing unarmed security for the girls' facility. The boys' facility is still staffed by state youth correctional officers, Matsuoka added.

The man arrested yesterday was hired as a residential specialist, said Dan Watanabe of Child & Family Service, which took over operation of the girls' facility two weeks before the escape. The man was employed for 1 1/2 weeks and quit the day after the escape, Watanabe said.

A residential specialist's duties would cover counseling, behavior therapy and some security responsibilities, added Watanabe.

Security at the girls' facility is subcontracted to a private firm that Watanabe declined to identify.

The alleged accomplice and a woman security officer were overpowered by 10 girls on Aug. 31. The escapees ripped telephone wires from the wall, took guard radios, facility and van keys, before fleeing the area.