Posts Tagged ‘Claire Dematteis’
Del. Senate Confirms New Secretaries Of Education, Human Resources
Delaware has a new state Secretary of Education and a new Secretary of Human Resources. The State Senate Wednesday confirmed Mark Holodick to join Governor John Carney’s cabinet. Holodick replaces…
Read MoreGov Carney to Nominate Claire DeMatteis as Secretary of Department of Human Resources & Other Personnel Changes
Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that he will nominate Claire DeMatteis to serve as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR), where she would provide support for…
Read MoreDel. Accelerates Vaccination Of Prison Population
In-Person Visits With Del. Inmates To Resume
In-person visits with Delaware prison inmates will resume Tuesday, March 16th. The Delaware Department of Correction will start to take registration for visitation this Monday March 8th. For information about…
Read MoreCOVID Spreads To 3 Del. Correctional Facilities
Three Delaware correctional facilities are now affected by coronavirus cases. The Delaware Department of Correction Tuesday reported that additional cases have turned up in four housing buildings at James T.…
Read MoreDel. Expands Educational Opportunities For Incarcerated Offenders
The Delaware Department of Correction, Department of Education and Delaware Tech have announced a new collaboration that will bring college-level instruction to inmates. The Second Chance Pell Experiment has accepted…
Read MoreVisits With Del. Inmates To Be Suspended
“In-person visits with offenders at Delaware correctional facilities are suspended as of Thursday as a precaution against spread of coronavirus. Positivity rates have been rising among the general population. The…
Read MoreNew Machines Target Attempts To Smuggle Contraband
The Delaware Department of Correction has introduced ‘modern Millimeter Wave’ technology whole body imaging scanners to supplement its efforts to keep contraband out of the state’s prisons. The machines use…
Read MoreDel. Phases Out Solitary Confinement In Prisons
Delaware has effectively done away with what’s known as solitary confinement of prison inmates. The Department of Correction had been working for years to end the practice of ‘restrictive housing’…
Read MoreIn-Person Inmate Visits At Del. Prisons To Resume Sept 1st
A month after a coronavirus outbreak at Sussex Correctional Institution, the Department of Correction says normal operations are resuming, with 98-percent of inmates considered to be recovered. The DOC says…
Read MoreUpdate: Most Inmates Are Recovered Or Symptom-Free After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Nearly 75 percent of the inmates at Sussex Correctional Institution and Morris Community Corrections center who tested positive for coronavirus this month have already recovered. According to the Delaware Department…
Read MoreUpdate: COVID-19 Cases Grow At SCI
The Delaware Department of Correction is taking what it calls aggressive action to control an outbreak of coronavirus at the Sussex Correctional Institution. Inmates with underlying health conditions are being…
Read More22 More SCI Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
The Delaware Department of Correction reported Friday that 22 more inmates at the Sussex Correctional Institution have tested positive for coronavirus. Three inmates also tested positive earlier in the week…
Read More3 Inmates At SCI Test Positive For Coronavirus
Governor Carney Nominates Claire DeMatteis as Next DOC Commissioner
Delaware Governor John Carney announced on his plans to nominate Claire DeMatteis, former senior counsel to then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden as the next Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Corrections.…
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