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The presence of hostages complicates negotiations. Guards, psychologists, and prison officials agree that the hostages—guards and a psychologist—must be protected and avoid injury. The inmates threaten violence but also appear to seek concessions, demanding reforms and expressing grievances in carefully worded messages.
Prisoners discuss staging a demonstration under the guise of protests for better conditions, aiming to manipulate the outside authorities into negotiations. They consider creating confusion, distraction, or even a tunnel during the chaos to facilitate their escape.