The prisoner stood up and began to take his shirt off.

The prisoners, seeing what was happening, began to scream and run.

The remaining prisoners, perhaps 400 or so, then began a letter writing campaign.

About 11 o'clock the prisoners began to drop off fast.

Other prisoners began serving at least 80% of their sentences.

The two prisoners sat down and began quizzing each other about what was going on.

Right away, several former detainees said, the prisoners began to debate what was taking place.

And the prisoner is beginning to think he's not going to have such a bad time at this place after all.

Already, he said, Russian prisoners of war had begun "to eat each other."

Some of it continued beyond bars after the prisoners began going free this weekend.