Hostage Situations

Okla. county jail medical provider staying put after threatening to leave

Turn Key Health's CEO said improvements had been made, including the jail administrator's efforts to address detention staffing shortages

Analysis: Addressing tactical challenges during jail hostage response

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Immediate steps to take during a hostage situation

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Follow these steps to prioritize officer safety and facility security

Video: Inmate holding detention officer hostage is shot by police

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Video shows police entering the jail as the inmate holds a detention officer at knifepoint

Okla. jail officials blame short staffing, poor infrastructure after inmate killed

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The incident focused a new spotlight on the 30-year-old jail, which has long been plagued with complaints about sanitation, flooding, food and safety

Okla. county jail's medical provider threatens to leave after hostage incident

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Turn Key Health gave the jail trust a one-month deadline to increase the number of detention officers at the overcrowded 13-story facility

Oklahoma inmate shot, killed after taking CO hostage

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The inmate took the CO's radio and keys, and freed other inmates from nearby cells

Fla. man takes 4 hostage while being booked into jail

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Eric Stanley pulled a gun on deputies and jail staff, then punched a deputy in the face and forced him to the ground

Top takeaways from the Ariz. inmate hostage situation

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Recently released video showed a hostage situation at a prison in Arizona. Here's what we can learn from it

Officials: SC CO held hostage as inmates took control of dorm

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Inmates overpowered the officer and took control of one side of a dormitory

2 Ark. inmates in custody after holding 2 COs hostage

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It wasn't immediately clear what led to the hostage situation

Fatal Del. prison riot trial is likely to be long and costly

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Sixteen are charged with first-degree murder in the death of CO Lt. Steven Floyd

Lawsuit: Deputy hid after inmate stole weapon, took hostages at Ill. hospital

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On suicide watch at the jail, Tywon Salters' previous behavior showed he'd seek opportunities to escape custody, according to the lawsuit

Grand jury declines to indict Texas deputy who fatally shot armed inmate

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Ricky Lynn Hall, who had a long history of mental health problems, was being treated at a hospital when he stole a sharp-edged object and took a medical student hostage