article_snippet.sent: US officials are expected to stop prosecuting families of American hostages who communicate with kidnappers abroad or raise funds and pay ransoms.
article_snippet.sent: There will be absolutely zero chance of any family member of an American held hostage overseas ever facing jail themselves, or even the threat of prosecution, for trying to free themselves loved ones,' a senior official told ABC News.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for her family said A spokesman for the family had 'made every effort to engage with those holding a ransom or those with the power to find and rescue a ransom.' '
article_snippet.sent: This is an ordinary American family and an ordinary American family are not familiar with how one manages a kidnapping,' A spokesman for the family added.
article_snippet.sent: A number of hostage families expressed outrage after US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the Haqqani Network in Pakistan a year ago in exchange for the release of five Taliban leaders held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
highlights_snippet.sent: Senior official said there will be 'zero chance' that family of American held hostages overseas will face jail or prosecution for trying to free loved ones .
  