Inmates at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor, North Carolina, seize parts of the jail after overpowering correctional staff and taking two guards captive while a third escapes.Negotiations free 18 inmates and the two guards after several hours and officials then report a larger release that local accounts put at about 80, leaving an unconfirmed number inside as the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation moves to retake control.Local, state and federal authorities establish a secure perimeter, the two guards receive medical treatment, and Bertie County Sheriff
Tyrone Ruffin says officials are prioritizing safety while investigators seek to determine why only three guards were overseeing 88 inmates.