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DOC Looking for SCCC Offender
Delaware Agencies Join Forces Against Illegal Trash Dumping
Delaware agencies recently teamed up to clean up more than 2,300 pounds of trash and debris illegally dumped and strewn at Taber State Forest in western Kent County. Those agencies…
Read MoreDOC Expanding Enhanced Mail Screening
The Delaware Department of Correction is expanding its enhanced mail screening system to all state prison facilities in April. This will improve mail security and eliminate mail contraband. The system…
Read MoreUPDATED: DOC has Arrested Offender Who Failed to Return From Approved Pass
UPDATED – 03/25/24 – Radames Guzman was apprehended by the Sussex Escapee Recovery Team on Friday. He was arraigned at JP 2 before being committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution…
Read MoreShane Troxler Appointed Deputy Commissioner of DOC
Some changes in the Department of Corrections in Delaware. Bureau of Prisons Chief Shane Troxler has been appointed a Deputy Commissioner of the DOC by Acting Commissioner Terra Taylor. Taylor…
Read MoreSCCC Offender Back in Custody after Walking Away from DOC Road Crew near Laurel Sunday
A work release offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown was seen walking away from a supervised DOC road crew on Sunday morning on Route 13 near Laurel.…
Read MoreDOC Signs Contracts for Correctional Healthcare Services
UPDATED: DOC Arrest SCCC Walk Away in Wilmington
UPDATED – 03/20/23 – On Saturday, March 18, Louis Bland was apprehended by the DOC Escapee Recovery Team in Wilmington. He was arraigned at JP Court 11 before being committed to…
Read MoreBrennan Named Deputy Warden at Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution
A promotion for the Security Superintendent at the Vaughn Correctional Facility. DOC officials have announced that John Brennan will fill the vacancy as deputy warden at the Baylor Women’s Correctional…
Read MoreSCCC Offender Arrested after Failure to Return
An offender who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown after being extradited to Maryland on a State of Delaware Level IV agreement to return has…
Read MoreDE Probation & Parole Steps Up to Support Halloween Safety
Probation Officers will be keeping a watchful eye on high risk probationers this Halloween as the DOC does its part to support safe and fun Halloween festivities. Special restrictions are…
Read MoreOffender Arrested After Failure to Return from Pass
Correction officials have arrested an offender who failed to return to the Hazel D. Plant Women’s Treatment Facility from an approved pass to the DMV on August 24th. Members of…
Read MoreDel. Inmate Charged With Attacking 2 Correctional Officers
DOC Visitation Restrictions to Change Sept 6
The Delaware Department of Corrections is lifting a restriction that allows one adult visitor per inmate, which has been in place since late May as Covid-19 transmission was increasing. Beginning…
Read MoreWork-Release Walk Away Quickly Apprehended
An offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown who walked away from an approved outside work assignment within the facilities programs area has been apprehended. According to the…
Read MoreTwo COs at the James T. Vaughn Correction Center Assaulted by Inmate
Two Correctional Officers at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna are recovering from injuries after they were assaulted Thursday night by an inmate with an improvised weapon. Both…
Read MoreSCI Abuse Complaint Amended to Include More Plaintiffs
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 MoreNew Warden Appointed For Sussex Correctional Institution
More 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 MoreDOC to Restart Inmate Visitation Feb 14
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that in-person inmate visitation will restart on Monday, February 14. “Thanks to the success of our comprehensive COVID-19 screening, testing, and mitigation…
Read MoreUpdate: Lawsuit Alleges Incidents Of Abuse, Lack Of Action At SCI
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 MoreDOC Expands Visitation to Include Children & Youth Under Age 18
As COVID-19 vaccination expands to children and as aggressive COVID-19 mitigation measures continue across Delaware’s correctional system the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that effective immediately in-person inmate…
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 MoreSelbyville Walk-Away Apprehended Friday
Corrections officials have arrested an offender who failed to return to the Hazel D. Plant Women’s Treatment Facility in New Castle last month. Officials say 24 year old Victoria Dunston…
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