The Australian is reporting pizza was used to disarm prisoners holding a hostage inside a maximum security prison in Australia.
” SIXTEEN takeaway pizzas costing $188 were the final key to securing the freedom of a hostage held by a hard core of violent criminals at Hobart’s Risdon prison yesterday.
Inmate ringleaders finally agreed to release a prison officer held hostage along with about 15 inmates early yesterday morning, after negotiators agreed to provide the 16 pizzas and six 1.25-litre bottles of Coke.
The inmates’ “last supper” was the final barrier to the release of the guard and all other hostages, freed in stages between midnight and 8am yesterday.
“At about midnight, the final sticking point with the inmates was that they were requiring pizzas to be delivered,” Tasmanian prison director Graeme Barber said.
“We had held off on that. We obviously wanted the release of our staff member. Our staff member was negotiated out with the delivery of about 15 pizzas.”