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Inmates Overpower Guards at Jail | Durham News
Over 80 inmates seized control of a North Carolina jail early Monday, overpowering just three guards and taking them hostage—only to be negotiated out by 9:30 AM. The chaos wasn’t accidental: inspection reports from 2022 exposed alarming failures—45-minute patrol gaps, broken locks, and dead security cameras. Staffing shortages, flagged as early as 2018, remain unaddressed, with administrators refusing to disclose current vacancies. The State Bureau of Investigation is now probing the takeover, while inmates are being moved to other facilities with family contact expected soon. But with key…
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