Delaware Department of Correction Launches Enhanced Community Notification System

February 11, 2026/Joe Ciccanti

The Delaware Department of Correction has launched an enhanced community notification system to strengthen information-sharing with residents statewide.  The new community notification system is a free service residents can sign up for to receive facility emergency alerts and non-emergency informational messages from the Department of Correction (DOC) by text, phone, and e-mail. Department of Correction Commissioner Terra Taylor says this new notification system adds onto their existing communication channels to provide information needed to keep informed, stay alert, and stay safe. Community members can register to receive alerts from specific Department of Correction facilities or to receive general Department-wide news and information.  Facility alerts will be used to provide notices in the event of an unauthorized walkaway from a particular community corrections facility, impacts from adverse weather conditions to that facility’s scheduled on-site visitation, disruptions to phone or tablet communications, and other timely notices.  Community members can register to receive notices from as few, or as many, facilities as they choose. Starting today, the DOC is opening public registration to the new community notification system. The Department will begin using the system to issue community notifications, as needed, starting March 1st. Information on how to register can be found at TalkofDelmarva.com. 
 
Additional Information from the Delaware Department of Correction:

Community members can register by text or online to receive community notifications:

 

BY TEXT:

 

Sign up to receive text notifications by texting one of the following facility keywords to 302-279-2847.

 

Facility Name

Keyword

Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution

BWCI

Community Corrections Treatment Center

CCTC

Hazel D. Plant Women’s Treatment Facility

HDP

Howard R. Young Correctional Institution

HRYCI

James T. Vaughn Correctional Center

JTVCC

Sussex Community Corrections Center

SCCC

Sussex Correctional Institution

SCI

Department of Correction News & Information

DOCNEWS

 

Community members should send individual sign-up texts for each facility location.  After texting BWCI, CCTC, HDP, HRYCI, JTVCC, SCCC, SCI or DOCNEWS to 302-279-2847, users will receive a verification with instructions for LEAVE/STOP/HELP commands.  DOC community notification text alerts are provided as a free service, but users’ carrier message and data rates may apply.

 

ONLINE:

Register online HERE to complete a short registration and confirm contact information.  During the online registration process, community members can choose to receive DOC alerts and notifications by voice, e-mail and/or text and can choose to receive notifications for specific facilities or for all facilities and to receive general news and information from the Department of Correction by selecting “DOC News and Information”.  Online registrants can log in anytime to update contact information and facility preferences. 

 
 
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