{"id":18762,"date":"2026-06-29T18:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18762"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:11","slug":"inmates-take-control-of-a-north-carolina-jail-after-overpowering-correctional-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18762","title":{"rendered":"Inmates take control of a North Carolina jail after overpowering correctional staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WINDSOR, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Inmates seized control of parts of a regional jail in eastern North Carolina on Monday after overpowering correctional staff, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18760\">Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three guards and 88 inmates were inside the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor when the takeover began at about 5 a.m., prompting an immediate response from local, state and federal authorities, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate threat to the general public, Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said in the statement. Windsor is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) east of Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Inmates took two guards captive and the third guard escaped. Negotiations led to the release of the two guards along with 80 inmates, leaving only eight inmates inside, Ruffin said later at a news conference. By early afternoon, the Bureau of Investigation had entered the facility and was working to take the remaining inmates into custody, Ruffin said.<\/p>\n<p>Ruffin said without elaborating that the inmates who were released were taken to a \u201csecure place.\u201d He said the two guards who were released are undergoing medical treatment but he had no details about their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18758\">2026 Big Bear eaglet Luna soars from nest a day after sibling Sandy flew off<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities also did not address why there were only three guards overseeing the entire jail population at the time.<\/p>\n<p>A secure perimeter was established around the detention center and the public was asked to avoid the immediate area, Ruffin said. More than 20 law enforcement agencies responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ruffin did not indicate what caused the takeover.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRight now we have a lot going on that we\u2019re trying to get under control,\u201d he said. \u201cI will release that information to the public as soon as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18754\">What makes a \u2018heat dome\u2019 and what does it mean?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inmates have seized control of parts of a regional jail in North Carolina after overpowering correctional staff. 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