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A peek behind jails' doors: Beatings, escape by inmates in Burke County put spotlight on security needs.

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| February 11, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marcie Young

Feb. 11--Last month, a detention officer was distributing medication at the Burke County Jail when three inmates grabbed him, choked him with the metal cord of a nearby pay phone and handcuffed him to the cell.

The inmates took the guard's keys before dousing him with pepper spray and beating him over the head with a flashlight.

They escaped from the cell and soon confronted the second jailer on duty, whom they handcuffed and beat over the head with a baton and flashlight. One of the inmates went into the control room and unlocked a door to the outside.

Within moments, as the guards lay in pools of blood, the three…

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