Posts Tagged ‘DOC’
DOC Completes Staffing Analysis for Vaughn
A staffing study for the James T. Vaughan Correctional Facility in Smyrna has been completed. The Staffing Analysis Team report recommends funding for an additional 137 positions in various classifications in the Correctional Officer series. There are currently 224 CO vacancies however the DOC is continuing to strengthen officer recruitment and retention efforts and will…
Read MoreDOC Graduates 226th CEIT Class
The 226th Correctional Employee Initial Training Academy of the Department of Corrections held a graduation ceremony Friday. 38 men and women graduated – the largest class since new hiring initiatives and integration of the drill instructor program were put in place in September.   The graduates have completed an 11-week long training program and have been…
Read MoreSCCC Walk Away Found in Florida
Sheriff’s officials in Florida have arrested an inmate from the Sussex Community Correction Center in Georgetown. 33 year old Daniel Dittmar of Ellendale walked away from the SCCC on May 4th. He’s awaiting extradition back to Delaware.
Read MoreSussex County Council Discuss Agland Preservation, Trash and More
Sussex County has taken part in the 22nd round of the Delaware Agricultural Land Preservation Program. The County Council voted in May to take part in latest round of easement purchases and approved spending just over $536,000 as its share of the $1.3-million cost to protect 10 farms and nearly 800 acres in Sussex County.…
Read MoreContraband Seized at JTVCC
A suspicious package was seized at the Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. Corrections officials say the package was mailed using a fictitious vendor name and shipped from an outside location. Inside the box over 7 ounces of marijuana and three cellphones which were packaged inside 4 pound bags of coffee. Officials say if the package…
Read MoreDOC Walk Away from MCCC Turns Himself in
An inmate who walked away from the Morris Community Correctional Center in August of last year has been arrested. Corrections officials say 27 year old Darryl Brooks of Dover turned himself in to Georgetown Police on Monday.  He’s being held at SCI on an escape after conviction warrant in default of a $5000 cash bail.…
Read MoreAnother DOC CEIT Class Graduates
The Delaware Department of Correction has graduated another class from its Correctional Employee Initial Training Academy. The class includes 25 Correctional Officers, 2 counselors, a paralegal and one Physical Plant Maintenance Mechanic. They have completed 10 weeks of training and now join the ranks of over 2500 employees who uphold the DOC’s mission of protecting…
Read MoreMCCC Walk Away Arrested by DSP
An inmate from the Morris Community Corrections Center in Dover has been arrested after he failed to return from an approved job seeking pass on Thursday. Delaware State Police from Troop 3 arrested 32 year old Tyrell Redwine of the Seaford area. Redwine is now charged with escape after conviction on an original charge of…
Read MoreDOC Looking for SCCC Walk Away
Corrections officials from the Sussex Community Corrections Center are looking for an offender who failed to return from an approved work pass on Friday. Officials say 24 year old Fred Williamson of Magnolia is black, 5’ 8” and 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair with a tattoo on his left arm. He is…
Read More223rd CEIT Academy Graduates New Correctional Employees
The Department of Correction has graduated 21 members of the Correctional Employee Initial Training Academy.  They have been assigned to work in the DOC after completing 10 weeks of training – including hands-on and classroom sessions in a multitude of capacities. The graduates include 18 Correctional officers, one correctional counselor and 2 food service specialists.…
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