A pair of correctional officers at a maximum security prison in Arkansas were briefly taken hostage by two prisoners
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that inmates in the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker, Ark. escaped from their cells and took the officers hostage, putting them in handcuffs.
The news outlet was alerted to the situation at around 6:15 p.m. local time, by a person who claimed to be an inmate at the prison.
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A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Correction said the inmates were taken into custody after “a use of force,” and that the two guards suffered cuts and bruises.
In August, a group of inmates at the same prison stole keys from three correctional officers and held them hostage for three hours before surrendering.
— With files from The Associated Press
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