Instant Alert: One prison officer dead after Delaware hostage situation: officials

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   One prison officer dead after Delaware hostage situation: officials by on Feb 2, 2017, 8:28 AM Advertisement (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 said on Thursday. The hostages were removed by police at about 5 a.m. local time from James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, a men's prison in the town of Smyrna, where an uprising began midday on Wednesday, the state Department of Correction said in a statement. (Reporting by Laila Kearney) SEE ALSO: Delaware prison locked down after inmates took guards hostage   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011