Hostages
Inmates
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Things soon go very wrong when the inmates start a riot, and they take our protagonists as hostages.
Source: Prison Episode - In "Ferry Tale": The inmates who escape, tie up the guard, and take and threaten to kill hostages aboard a ship, are still humane enough to let a little boy into the bathroom before them.
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