Posts Tagged ‘inmates’
DOC Report on Employee Coronavirus Testing
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that it has completed an initial round of proactive COVID testing of Correctional Officers and contract healthcare workers at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) and Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC). Of more than 300 of these proactive COVID tests administered, only 6 test results for Correctional Officers and 1 test result…
Read MoreDOC Announces 6 Additional Positive Coronavirus Tests
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced six additional positive COVID-19 test results, including three asymptomatic inmates who received proactive COVID-19 testing earlier this week. Review an informational chart of positive COVID-19 cases among DOC employees, contracted staff and inmates for each DOC facility by clicking HERE. These latest positive test results include: A Correctional Officer who is assigned to Sussex Community…
Read MoreDOC announces additional cases of coronavirus among inmates
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) is announcing that three additional Correctional Officers tested positive today for coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases bring the total number to 9 Correctional Officers who have tested positive for the virus. A Correctional Officer who is assigned to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in New Castle. The Officer was last at the facility 9 days ago, on Tuesday, March 31. After…
Read MoreVaughn Inmates Begin Making Face Masks in Prison Garment Shop
DOC Announces Precautions for Inmates, Staff & Visitors for Flu Season
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that it is taking additional precautions to protect inmates, staff and visitors during flu season. These measures come in response to an increase in flu-like activity in prison facilities and throughout the community and is part of ongoing efforts to minimize the spread of the flu virus. The new…
Read MoreCorrectional Officers Assaulted at Multiple Delaware Facilities
Several correctional officers in Delaware facilities have been assaulted over the past 2 days. President of COAD, Geoff Klopp says an inmate at SCI in Georgetown was verbally abusive to staff on Tuesday – and stopped moving into a holding area. As staff tried to move him along, the inmate struck the officer in the…
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