UPDATE: Mississippi Prison Riot Leaves One Guard Dead, Others Injured

UPDATE 3:39 A.M. EST

CCA spokesman Steve Owen confirmed that “there has been one employee death,” reports USA Today.

“It is my understanding that all staff are accounted for,” said Owen.

Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield said in a statement that there had been at least two dozen hostages being held inside of the prison, reports ABC.  Fifteen employees were freed by opening a fence and protecting the route with guns while they ran through.  Mayfield says that prison personnel have “taken total control” of the facility.

At least four staff members and one inmate were hospitalized and several others were treated onsite. Total number has yet to be confirmed.

“Right now, we have three inmate injuries that were probably sustained from other inmates — one being a stab wound, concussion and rib injuries,” Mayfield said. “There were no escapes.”

White smoke, pepper spray grenades and flames could be seen from the facility as SWAT Teams fought to take control from the inmates, reports the Natchez Democrat.

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UPDATE: 1:01 A.M. EST

WLBT reports that SWAT Teams have entered the Adams County Correctional Facility and are now walking with guns drawn along the roof of the facility.

UPDATE: 12:02 A.M. EST:

Newsone spoke exclusively to a law enforcement officer on the scene who said that at least 10 officers are being held hostage inside of the prison, including two female guards that have allegedly been completely stripped. The number of inmates involved in the uprising has allegedly swelled to over 600. Various sources claim that another guard has died from his injuries, but that has not been confirmed. Family has not been notified, so names are not being revealed.

SWAT teams and multiple Special Operations Response Teams (SORT) are on the scene, as well as the Mississippi National Guard. Tear gas bombs were dropped inside of the facility.

“This is an ongoing riot that still has not been rectified because the prisoners are in still in charge of the prison,”  said Adam County Coroner James Lee.

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UPDATE: 11:24 PM EST:

The prison guard who was killed during the inmate uprising was 23-years-old and suffered “blunt trauma to the head,” said Adams County Coroner James Lee.