Department of Correction officials said Tuesday that David Pierce, warden of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, has been placed on paid leave.
DOC spokeswoman Jayme Gravell refused to say whether the move was related to the disturbance earlier this month in which four DOC staffers were taken hostage and one, correctional officer Steven Floyd, was killed.
Two other correctional officers were released before tactical teams stormed the building and rescued a female counselor.
Gravell says deputy warden Phil Parker has been named acting warden at Vaughn, effective Sunday.
RAW VIDEO: Inmates led out of building
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