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Topic: corrections

A county jail building.

Monday, 6/29, 06:48 PM

Two Guards Freed After Inmates Seize a North Carolina Jail in Hours-Long Standoff

Inmates at a rural North Carolina jail overpowered overnight staff early Monday and took two correctional officers hostage, holding them for hours before negotiators secured their safe release.
State agents cleared the facility by early afternoon, and no deaths were reported.

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