Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Department of Correction’
UPDATED: Delaware DOC Arrest Offender Who Failed to Return from Approved Work Pass
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UPDATED – 06/28/24 – An offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown who failed to return from an approved work pass has been arrested. The Sussex Escapee Recovery…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Nominates Terra Taylor as DOC Commissioner
Governor John Carney has announced that he intends to nominate Terra Taylor to serve as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). Taylorâs nomination must be approved by the Delaware State Senate. Governor Carney says Terraâs…
Read MoreDelaware Department of Correction Commissioner to Step Down Later This Month
Delaware Department of Correction Looking for Absconder
The Delaware Department of Correction is looking for an offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center who walked away from a community service/work crew detail in the Georgetown area. Efforts…
Read MoreDel. Inmate Charged With Attacking 2 Correctional Officers
An inmate at Delawareâs largest prison has been charged with assaulting two correctional officers with an improvised weapon. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that the officers were struck in the…
Read MoreSCI Abuse Complaint Amended to Include More Plaintiffs
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Additional allegations of abuse at Sussex Correctional Institution are contained in an amended complaint. A complaint was first filed in U.S. District Court last December on behalf of two people…
Read MoreOffender Absconds from Sussex Community Corrections Center
The Delaware Department of Correction is looking for an offender who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown after being allowed to leave on an approved…
Read MoreUpdate: SCI Inmate’s Death Under Investigation
Del. Department Of Correction Revises Visitation Policies Due To Community Rates Of COVID-19
The Delaware Department of Correction is placing limitations on visits with inmates at Level Five prison facilities and Level Four work release and violation of probation facilities, due to increasing…
Read MoreMore Plaintiffs Allege Abuse At SCI
More plaintiffs are coming forward with allegations of abuse committed by correctional officers at Sussex Correctional Institution. The ACLU of Delaware and Whiteford Taylor Preston LLC are amending the complaint…
Read MoreIn-Person Visits With Offenders Will Be Suspended at Del. Correctional Facilities
In-person visits with offenders at Delaware correctional facilities will be suspended temporarily at the end of the day Friday. The Department of Correction is taking the action in response to…
Read MoreUpdate: Lawsuit Alleges Incidents Of Abuse, Lack Of Action At SCI
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Two men have filed a federal lawsuit against Sussex Correctional Institution, alleging incidents of violent abuse by Department of Correction employees and a lack of action taken by leadership at…
Read MoreMissing Absconder Apprehended
A woman who failed to return to the Hazel D. Plant Women’s Treatment Facility in New Castle in September has been apprehended, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. 26-year-old…
Read MoreApplications For Del. Corrections Citizens Academy Due By Sunday
3 Inmates, 1 Woman Implicated In Prison Contraband Investigation
Three inmates at Delaware’s largest prison have been implicated in an alleged attempt to smuggle contraband behind bars, and charges are pending against a woman. Dover Police said Tuesday that…
Read More2 Absconders Sought After Fleeing From Correctional Treatment Facility
(above: Nicole Thompson) The Delaware Department of Correction is looking for two women who absconded from the Hazel D. Plant Women’s Treatment Facility in New Castle. A warrant for escape…
Read MoreUpdate: Sussex Absconder Located
Update: An off-duty Milton Police officer apprehended an offender who had fled from a work detail earlier Wednesday, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC said 21-year-old Brian…
Read MoreUpdate: Police ID Suspect, Victim In JTVCC Homicide
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Delaware State Police provided the following update Wednesday afternoon: The Delaware State Police have arrested 55-year-old John Cameron of Claymont, DE, for murder. The incident occurred on Monday, May 10, 2021, at…
Read MoreDel. Accelerates Vaccination Of Prison Population
Half of Delaware’s prison inmates will have access to a COVID-19 vaccination within the next week. Inmates who are over 60 years old have been prioritized so far, according to…
Read MoreDel. Dept. Of Correction Plans Citizens Academy
Del. Prison Inmate Dies Following Overdose
An inmate at Delaware’s largest prison has died following an overdose. According to the Department of Correction, 35-year-old Travis Jones and another 35-year-old male inmate were found unresponsive in their…
Read MoreMore Phone Scams Circulate In Del.
Two telephone scams are growing in frequency in Delaware as 2021 gets underway. According to the Delaware Attorney General’s Office, State Police and the Department of Correction, callers are threatening…
Read MoreDel. Prison Inmate Dies With COVID, Other Chronic Conditions
A Delaware prison inmate has died of complications of several chronic illnesses as well as COVID-19. According to the Delaware Department of Correction, 54-year-old Jose Rivera died at Bayhealth Kent…
Read MoreCOVID Spreads To 3 Del. Correctional Facilities
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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 MoreUpdate: Sussex Absconder Apprehended
An offender who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center from an approved work pass has been apprehended, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC says…
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