Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Department of Correction’
COVID 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. Vaughn Correctional center near Smyrna. Also, there is a cluster of cases at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. The DOC previously announced cases…
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 28-year-old Demetrius Wright was serving for a violation of probation related to a charge of theft. Community Corrections Centers manage offenders who are transitioning back…
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 non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation that more easily and more effectively detects objects on or inside a person’s body. The DOC says the MMw scanner is safe…
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