JTVCC houses some 2,500 minimum, medium, and maximum security inmates. It is also the primary facility for housing the Kent County pre-trial (detainee) population.
Before the abolition of capital punishment in Delaware, the state's death row for men was located here. The death row for women was located in the Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution.[4]Executions occurred at JTVCC.[5]
The facility is named for former Delaware State Senator James T. Vaughn, who died in 2007.[6]
In 1996, construction began on a $110 million, 888-bed addition which included 600 maximum security cells in six units. The new addition houses the Security Housing Unit (SHU) and the Medium Housing Unit (MHU).[citation needed]
Inmates in the SHU, which formerly included the prison's death row, occupy single-bunked cells in which they are locked down and receive seventeen and a half hours a week out of their cell for recreational purposes. Inmates may earn their way out of the SHU through good behavior.[citation needed]
In 2015, the prison became a subject of an ACLU lawsuit, due to the use of solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates.[7] Further lawsuits have been filed due to the Delaware State Correction's decision to feed some inmates "baked slop," while other states have discontinued the use of such meals.[8]
Incidents
On July 12, 2004, 45-year-old inmate Scott Miller, armed with a shank, took a 27-year-old female prison counselor hostage. Miller raped the woman whom he held for seven hours before being shot and killed. Miller, a convicted serial rapist, was serving a 694-year sentence at the time.[9]
On February 1, 2017, inmates took control of Building C, initially holding five correctional officers as hostages according to media reports. This building houses about 100 inmates. The incident was first reported by a correctional officer's radio call for "immediate assistance" at 10:38 a.m. The prison, and all other prisons within Delaware, were placed on lockdown. One hostage was released a few hours later, and taken to a hospital with 'non-life threatening' injuries. Later that evening, two other hostages were reportedly released.[10] When the hostage situation ended, one hostage, identified as correctional officer and 16-year veteran Sgt. Steven Floyd,[11] was killed and another was injured.[12] The incident led to a proposal to reinstate the death penalty in Delaware.[13][14]
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^"CLASI and the ACLU File Lawsuit on Behalf of Prisoners with Mental Illnesses in Solitary Confinement - Community Legal Aid Society, Inc". August 6, 2015.
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^"Delaware AG's Office Full Report on the Use of Deadly Force in Prison Hostage Incident". WBOC-TV. August 30, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^"Official: Correctional Officers Taken Hostage by Inmates at Vaughn Prison in Smyrna". WBOC-TV. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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^Kelkar, Kamala (May 5, 2017). "Delaware returns to death penalty debate after prison uprising". San Francisco Bay View. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources James T Vaughn Correctional Center news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The James T Vaughn Correctional Center JTVCC formerly the Delaware Correctional Center DCC is a state prison for men in unincorporated New Castle County Delaware USA 1 near Smyrna 2 3 It is the Delaware Department of Correction s largest correctional facility citation needed James T Vaughn Correctional CenterLocationSmyrna DelawareStatusOpenSecurity classmaximum medium and minimumCapacity2600Opened1971Managed byDelaware Department of CorrectionJTVCC houses some 2 500 minimum medium and maximum security inmates It is also the primary facility for housing the Kent County pre trial detainee population Before the abolition of capital punishment in Delaware the state s death row for men was located here The death row for women was located in the Delores J Baylor Women s Correctional Institution 4 Executions occurred at JTVCC 5 The facility is named for former Delaware State Senator James T Vaughn who died in 2007 6 Contents 1 History 2 Incidents 3 Notable inmates 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditIn 1996 construction began on a 110 million 888 bed addition which included 600 maximum security cells in six units The new addition houses the Security Housing Unit SHU and the Medium Housing Unit MHU citation needed Inmates in the SHU which formerly included the prison s death row occupy single bunked cells in which they are locked down and receive seventeen and a half hours a week out of their cell for recreational purposes Inmates may earn their way out of the SHU through good behavior citation needed In 2015 the prison became a subject of an ACLU lawsuit due to the use of solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates 7 Further lawsuits have been filed due to the Delaware State Correction s decision to feed some inmates baked slop while other states have discontinued the use of such meals 8 Incidents EditOn July 12 2004 45 year old inmate Scott Miller armed with a shank took a 27 year old female prison counselor hostage Miller raped the woman whom he held for seven hours before being shot and killed Miller a convicted serial rapist was serving a 694 year sentence at the time 9 On February 1 2017 inmates took control of Building C initially holding five correctional officers as hostages according to media reports This building houses about 100 inmates The incident was first reported by a correctional officer s radio call for immediate assistance at 10 38 a m The prison and all other prisons within Delaware were placed on lockdown One hostage was released a few hours later and taken to a hospital with non life threatening injuries Later that evening two other hostages were reportedly released 10 When the hostage situation ended one hostage identified as correctional officer and 16 year veteran Sgt Steven Floyd 11 was killed and another was injured 12 The incident led to a proposal to reinstate the death penalty in Delaware 13 14 Notable inmates EditThomas Capano Billy Glaze 15 Steven Brian Pennell 16 Earl Bradley Previously in Vaughn s SHU in 2016 he was moved to a prison out of state 17 Jerome FranksReferences Edit 2020 CENSUS CENSUS BLOCK MAP New Castle County DE PDF U S Census Bureau p 36 40 PDF p 37 41 45 Retrieved August 14 2022 James T Vaughn Correctional Ctr James T Vaughn Correctional Center Archived January 23 2013 at the Wayback Machine Delaware Department of Corrections Retrieved on May 29 2010 1181 Paddock Road Smyrna DE 19977 James T Vaughn Correctional Center Map Delaware Department of Corrections Retrieved on November 16 2012 Death Row Fact Sheet Archived August 18 2010 at the Wayback Machine Delaware Department of Corrections Retrieved on August 16 2010 JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER formerly DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER Delaware Department of Corrections Retrieved on August 16 2010 Smyrna Clayton Sun Times Naming of the facility Retrieved on July 18 2017 CLASI and the ACLU File Lawsuit on Behalf of Prisoners with Mental Illnesses in Solitary Confinement Community Legal Aid Society Inc August 6 2015 Baked slop Delaware sticks to prison loaf others end use Associated Press Delaware AG s Office Full Report on the Use of Deadly Force in Prison Hostage Incident WBOC TV August 30 2004 Retrieved February 1 2017 Official Correctional Officers Taken Hostage by Inmates at Vaughn Prison in Smyrna WBOC TV February 10 2017 Retrieved February 1 2017 Corrections officer killed in Del hostage situation ID d February 1 2017 Prison Employee Killed Second Rescued as Hostage Situation Ends at Delaware Correctional Facility February 2 2017 Albright Matthew May 3 2017 Delaware death penalty supporters pass first test The News Journal Retrieved May 8 2017 Kelkar Kamala May 5 2017 Delaware returns to death penalty debate after prison uprising San Francisco Bay View Retrieved May 8 2017 Billy Glaze convicted in Minneapolis serial killings in the 1980s has died Star Tribune Retrieved February 2 2017 State of Delaware Department of Correction Death Row History Archived from the original on July 11 2012 Retrieved July 22 2012 Fisher James June 13 2016 Earl Bradley moved to prison out of state The News Journal Retrieved December 9 2016 External links Edit Philadelphia portalJames T Vaughn Correctional Center Delaware execution chamber photoCoordinates 39 19 59 N 75 35 58 W 39 333 N 75 5995 W 39 333 75 5995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James T Vaughn Correctional Center amp oldid 1109083086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
