We will be following #netDE and #VaugnRebellion throughout the day on the Twitter.
All is quiet now at #VaughnCorrectional office. At other end of prison, officers shoo away those who approach #netde pic.twitter.com/tNsWxoAckD
— Karl Baker (@kbaker6) February 2, 2017
Worth noting: this whole notion of the #vaughnrebellion was brought up. Officials said they were unfamiliar with it
— Brittany Horn (@brittanyhorn) February 2, 2017
From WDEL:
Two Delaware Department of Correction employees have been released while two are still being held hostage inside the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.
“We don’t know the dynamics of the takeover,” admitted Delaware Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety Sec. Robert Coupe, who was the former DOC Commissioner, in the department’s latest update that aired live on WDEL just after 8 p.m.
From the News Journal:
An unknown number of prisoners inside James T. Vaughn Correctional Center took control of a building Wednesday morning, injuring one corrections officer and taking three others and fellow prisoners hostage.
As the standoff continued into the early hours of Thursday, there were no signs it would be resolved anytime soon.
Among the inmates’ demands were prison reforms and better living conditions.
From Delaware Public Radio:
Two prison guards have been released from an ongoing hostage situation at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, but two correction employees still remain hostage in a standoff that began Wednesday morning.
Gov. John Carney (D), Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps, and Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Rob Coupe updated the situation at the prison Wednesday night.
“Our focus throughout the day has been on the safety of our correctional employees. It will continue to be our focus,” Carney said.
From Delaware State News:
An inmate takeover of Building C at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, which houses over 100 inmates, was still ongoing Wednesday night. The takeover began at approximately 10:30 a.m. when the inmates took four correctional officers hostage.
Two of the four hostages were released from Building C Wednesday along with 27 inmates. The first hostage released Wednesday afternoon was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Officials said they were unable to comment on how many, if any, inmates were being held against their will in addition to two remaining hostages.