Under the new rules for Easy Mode, Heroes receive a Resource token during step 2 of setup. What happens to the Resource on the Hero that subsequently becomes the Prisoner? Do they lose it, or will they have it for when they are found?

I would think that the prisoner card is essentially out of the game for all intended purposes. Including the ability to host both damage and resources (yes the prisoner could be having damage token from previous scenarios, if you play the quest-line in nightmare mode)