Delaware's Largest Prison On Lockdown After Inmates Take Officers Hostage, Live Feed
Developing: Department of Correction Response Teams and the Delaware State Police are currently responding to a hostage situation at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) in Smyrna, Delaware. According to initial reports from Delaware Online, inmates of the correctional facility have taken over a building and are thought to be holding multiple officers hostage.
Rep. William Carson, a member of the House Corrections Committee, said he had been told it was an “apparent hostage situation.”