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The Wall Street Journal “The long-standing issues within the facility, if left unattended, will continue [to] provide fertile ground for chaos and violence."
Independent Review Urges Overhaul of Delaware Prison
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The Delaware prison where inmates killed a corrections officer will remain ripe for further turmoil unless officials boost staffing and improve institutional culture, an outside review team reported.
96 months ago
The Wall Street Journal In the wake of a deadly hostage standoff at a Delaware prison this month, about three dozen workers, including nurses and correctional officers, have resigned, increasing pressure on a penitentiary already struggling with staffing shortages.
100 months ago
Yahoo News Inmates used "sharp instruments" to take the prison guards hostage.
100 months ago
MSN News The siege at a Delaware prison is over.
Officials: 1 dead after prison inmates take hostages
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SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — Delaware prison officials say one hostage is dead and a second is alert and talking after authorities entered a building at the state's largest prison where inmates had taken staff members hostage.
100 months ago
NBC News "This serves as a tragic reminder that members of law enforcement risk their lives every day on behalf of the people of Delaware."
100 months ago
Business Insider The uprising began midday Wednesday at a men's prison in Delaware.
100 months ago
Reuters One male prison officer is dead and a female colleague has been hospitalized after they were held hostage overnight by inmates at a prison in Delaware, state officials say: http://reut.rs/2kX0Vky
100 months ago
The Wall Street Journal Four correctional employees were being held hostage at a maximum-security prison in Delaware as negotiators worked to secure their release, state officials said Wednesday evening.
Four Held Hostage at Delaware Prison
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The incident began around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when a correctional officer radioed for immediate assistance in a building housing more than 100 inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Del., said Sgt. Richard Bratz of the Delawar
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100 months ago
ABC News Four Delaware prison employees are being held hostage at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.
100 months ago
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