PhotoInmates 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. Officials said four staff members had initially been taken hostage. Other correction officers responded to the distress call, and the prison was placed on lockdown, but inmates took four employees hostage. Ms. Vereen said she had not heard directly from her husband or from the prison authorities since the hostage crisis began.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2017 23:36 UTC