If you are ever visiting someone in the Los Angeles County jail system, try to not to become a hostage. Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, “hostages will not be recognized for bargaining purposes” during attempted escapes by inmates. (See Section 3304, California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1.)
In other words, you are doomed.
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Regulations/Adult_Operations/docs/Title15-2013.pdf