Authorities regain control of a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpower guards, free hostages and transfer prisoners while damage and causes are assessed

Inmates have seized control of parts of a regional jail in North Carolina after overpowering correctional staff.

The guards were released “without further injury,” but officials did not elaborate on their conditions

Two of the guards were initially taken hostage and eventually released; state authorities said there is no active public threat.

Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina

Prisoners staged an uprising at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in North Carolina today with two guards held captive during the hours-long siege

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Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the siege ended hours later when law enforcement officers entered…

Authorities regain control of a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpower guards, free hostages and transfer prisoners while damage and causes are assessed

Injuries were described as minor following the takeover of the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail in Eastern North Carolina. Negotiators secured the release of the guards.

Authorities regained control of a North Carolina jail from inmates who overran the facility Monday and took two correctional officers hostage.

The guards were released ‘without further injury,’ but officials did not elaborate on their conditions