A hostage situation is ongoing at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. ( Suchat Pederson / AP )SMYRNA, DEL.— Inmates were holding two people hostage at a Delaware prison on Wednesday night in a standoff that began in the morning and left at least one prison employee injured, officials said. It is the state’s largest prison, with 2,500 inmates in minimum-, medium- and maximum-security units. Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald Trump Officials said four staff members had initially been taken hostage. Also waiting was a former inmate, Rollin Lee Laub, who said he was not surprised to hear the reports that some inmates had taken hostages.

Source: thestar February 02, 2017 02:25 UTC