GUILTY DE - Delaware prisons Hostage Situation Over/ One Guard, Sgt. Steven Floyd, Killed, Feb 2017

[flourish]

I'm an atheist, but isn't there some saying like... There but for the grace of God go I? I sometimes wonder if the line between us and them is more faded than we'd like to think.

Not implying anyone deserves to be in prison and isn't, or vice versa, just thinking out loud...and perhaps a little too much binge watching of Orange is the New Black the last week.

 

[tricia]

Nothing new I take it?

 

[0101ABA]

Newest info I could find as of 4 AM (mountain time)

14 inmates released, but 2 corrections workers still held at Delaware prison

Authorities negotiated into the evening for the release of the last two of four corrections department workers taken hostage by inmates at a Delaware prison.

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Additionally, 46 inmates have been released from the building since the hostage situation began, including 14 inmates who were released early Thursday, according to a news release from the Delaware Department of Correction.

 

[Spellbound]

The latest update I can find:

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/02/02/delaware-prison-standoff/

Two prison employees are being held hostage at a maximum security prison in Smyrna, Delaware as a standoff situation enters its 19th hour on Thursday morning.

Early Thursday morning, authorities confirmed a total of 42 inmates have since been released, but approximately 82 inmates remain inside the C Building.

 

[Elley Mae]

Guard found dead, another rescued as Delaware prison hostage situation ends

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/0...s-delaware-prison-hostage-situation-ends.html

 

[Spellbound]

Guard found dead, another rescued as Delaware prison hostage situation ends

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/0...s-delaware-prison-hostage-situation-ends.html

Thank you for this, Elley Mae

I am both angry and sad that it came to this. Glad it is over, angry that there is a death of a worker trying to do his/her job, sad that our world is full of such disrespect for human life.

 

[pugmom]

Sad news, one officer dead.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/02/inmates-demanding-education-protesting-trump-take-hostages-at-delaware-prison/

Edit: Oops, guess I was a little late posting this!

 

[LaborOfLobe]

http://6abc.com/news/corrections-officer-killed-in-del-hostage-situation-idd-/1731779/

SMYRNA, Del. (WPVI) --
Authorities have identified the corrections officer who was killed in the hostage situation at the prison in Smyrna, Delaware.

The officer is identified as Sgt. Steven Floyd. He was a 16 year veteran of the Department of Corrections.

RIP Sergeant Floyd :rose:

Also:

http://news.delaware.gov/2017/02/02...or-fallen-correctional-sergeant-steven-floyd/

Governor Carney today ordered both the U.S. and State flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of fallen Correctional Sergeant Steven Floyd. Sergeant Floyd died in the line of duty valiantly protecting the community and fellow Delawareans during a prison disturbance at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.
Flags are to remain at half-staff until further notice.

 

[Buckshot24]

Very sad update! I was hoping no lives would be lost.

My heart goes out to his family and friends.


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[galiuro]

So...commit a crime, go to prison then you deserve a free education? Meanwhile good people who have done no crime go into debt for decades to get their education? Apparently I raised my kids all wrong...

 

[flourish]

So...commit a crime, go to prison then you deserve a free education? Meanwhile good people who have done no crime go into debt for decades to get their education? Apparently I raised my kids all wrong...

Yep. So years ago, I'm sitting in a math class at a community college, working on my undergraduate degree. I get friendly with the girl who sits next to me. One day she tells me she's attending for free, because she was a ward of the state when she turned 18. Apparently, she beat the snot out of another teenage girl, and was put in juvie until she turned 18. And yay for her, she got a free education out of the deal. I'm still paying off those student loans. I'll literally never pay them off. Resentful? yes, I was/am.

Honestly, I didn't even read what the demands were in this Delaware prison. Was higher education and/or education at all part of it? Do family's get charged for it? I know we were discussing Karla Homolka a few months ago. She took college courses while in "prison" in Canada, but apparently her family had to pay for all her tuition, books, etc.
I don't know how all it works in the U.S.. My math buddy was the first time I encountered anything related to criminals and free education.

 

[Indy Anna]

So...commit a crime, go to prison then you deserve a free education? Meanwhile good people who have done no crime go into debt for decades to get their education? Apparently I raised my kids all wrong...

And free healthcare, to boot.

Those inmates should know this is no time to raise my rankles. I'm currently on unpaid medical leave from my job because of a medical condition than arose 30 years ago. I've repeatedly changed jobs and even spent my life's savings getting more education in the hopes I could find a job that would not exacerbate my condition. 3-4 years ago I found the nearly perfect job but my condition has continued to deteriorate and now my doctors tell me that sitting long hours isn't good for my back either.

So, it infuriates me that I have worked so hard all of my life, never committed a crime but due to a medical condition have spent my life's savings and suffered horrible physical pain and mental torment, all to run up against a brick wall in the end, while criminals receive free education and health benefits. Oh, and I don't want to recount the agony I experienced in the ER a few weeks ago, while I'm sure inmates are treated much better.

Condolences to the family and friend of the guard who lost his life.

 

[Elley Mae]

Delaware Corrections Officer 'Saved Lives' Before Dying in Hostage Situation: Union

http://abcnews.go.com/US/delaware-c...ad-hostage-situation-prison/story?id=45217318

The Delaware Department of Corrections veteran who died during a day-long hostage situation inside a prison "saved lives in an emergency situation" by warning other officers to get out, according to a union official.

"Sgt. Floyd was a great man," Klopp said. "Even in his last moments as the inmates attempted to take over the building, Sgt. Floyd told a couple of lieutenants to get out of the building, that it was a trap."

Klopp appeared emotional at a news conference this afternoon as he described Floyd, a 16-year veteran, as a loving husband, father and grandfather who "worked overtime three or four times a week to put his kids through college."

"This has absolutely been probably the hardest day of my life," Klopp said.

 

[Willow Knight]

Delaware Corrections Officer 'Saved Lives' Before Dying in Hostage Situation: Union

http://abcnews.go.com/US/delaware-c...ad-hostage-situation-prison/story?id=45217318

The Delaware Department of Corrections veteran who died during a day-long hostage situation inside a prison "saved lives in an emergency situation" by warning other officers to get out, according to a union official.

"Sgt. Floyd was a great man," Klopp said. "Even in his last moments as the inmates attempted to take over the building, Sgt. Floyd told a couple of lieutenants to get out of the building, that it was a trap."

Klopp appeared emotional at a news conference this afternoon as he described Floyd, a 16-year veteran, as a loving husband, father and grandfather who "worked overtime three or four times a week to put his kids through college."

"This has absolutely been probably the hardest day of my life," Klopp said.

This is heartbreaking. RIP sir.

 

[Spellbound]

From your link, Elley Mae:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/delaware-c...ad-hostage-situation-prison/story?id=45217318

The second hostage, also a DOC employee, "was safely rescued" the DOC said. She was not injured, said Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Robert Coop, who added that some inmates allegedly "shielded" her and "ensured her safety."

Three maintenance workers hid in the basement during the ordeal and the inmates were unaware of them, said Perry Phelps of the DOC. Late Wednesday night, the maintenance workers made their way to the roof and were rescued, Phelps said.

Klopp said the Floyd family is "absolutely crushed." Klopp said he wants Floyd to be remembered as the "happy smiling man that he was. ... The guy that worked with all the new guys and trained them, and went the extra mile for any human being."

Officials said the decision was made to go in this morning because through negotiations authorities believed inmates were using stalling tactics to buy time to build barricades. Officials said inmates had filled their lockers with water to make a heavy barricade.

 

[LostOldUserName]

From your link, Elley Mae:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/delaware-c...ad-hostage-situation-prison/story?id=45217318

The second hostage, also a DOC employee, "was safely rescued" the DOC said. She was not injured, said Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Robert Coop, who added that some inmates allegedly "shielded" her and "ensured her safety."

Three maintenance workers hid in the basement during the ordeal and the inmates were unaware of them, said Perry Phelps of the DOC. Late Wednesday night, the maintenance workers made their way to the roof and were rescued, Phelps said.

Klopp said the Floyd family is "absolutely crushed." Klopp said he wants Floyd to be remembered as the "happy smiling man that he was. ... The guy that worked with all the new guys and trained them, and went the extra mile for any human being."

Officials said the decision was made to go in this morning because through negotiations authorities believed inmates were using stalling tactics to buy time to build barricades. Officials said inmates had filled their lockers with water to make a heavy barricade.

Well at least there were a few decent inmates

 

[Hatfield]

Well at least there were a few decent inmates

It is good those certain prisoners protected her. Glad there were not more people hurt or killed.

I suspect there were some prisoners that really did not want to participate in the uprising but felt forced into it because of the culture of prisons.

There are some documentaries lately on cable channels that show what it is like inside certain prisons. They are an awful place and as soon as you get behind the bars you sometimes are forced to pick a gang or group to be part of.

Even if you had no intention of joining a gang what sometimes happens is you get forced into it. One show talked about one guy that tried to stay independent and he could not because they retaliated against him for not picking a side to be on.

Its a horrible place and I am pretty sure many of the prisoners just had to go with the flow of the uprising because of the culture of the prison and what groups they were affiliated with.

I hope the prisoners that shielded that hostage are not retaliated against by other prisoners as time goes on. It took some courage for them to protect her.

 

[Elley Mae]

It is good those certain prisoners protected her. Glad there were not more people hurt or killed.

I suspect there were some prisoners that really did not want to participate in the uprising but felt forced into it because of the culture of prisons.

There are some documentaries lately on cable channels that show what it is like inside certain prisons. They are an awful place and as soon as you get behind the bars you sometimes are forced to pick a gang or group to be part of.

Even if you had no intention of joining a gang what sometimes happens is you get forced into it. One show talked about one guy that tried to stay independent and he could not because they retaliated against him for not picking a side to be on.

Its a horrible place and I am pretty sure many of the prisoners just had to go with the flow of the uprising because of the culture of the prison and what groups they were affiliated with.

I hope the prisoners that shielded that hostage are not retaliated against by other prisoners as time goes on. It took some courage for them to protect her.

I think those should be shown in high school, it may help keep some of them out if they saw what they could be in for when they take the wrong path. jmo idk

 

[JerseyGirl]

Delaware’s Superior Court has started weeding out potential jurors for the upcoming trial of the first four inmates charged in the February 2017 prison riot that led to the death of a correctional officer.

The trial for Jarreau Ayers, Deric Forney, Roman Shankaras and Dwayne Staats — charges with murder, assault, kidnapping, riot and conspiracy — is expected to begin in two weeks and continue for about a month.

First trial nears in Vaughn prison riot, officer's death : Courts & Law : WHYY

 

[JerseyGirl]

Vaughn prison riot trial begins Monday: What to know