Posts Tagged ‘inmates’
DOC Report on Employee Coronavirus Testing
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that it has completed an initial round of proactive COVID testing of Correctional Officers and contract healthcare workers at聽James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC)聽and Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC).聽聽Of more than聽300 of these聽proactive COVID tests administered, only 6 test results for Correctional Officers and 1 test result…
Read MoreDOC Announces 6 Additional Positive Coronavirus Tests
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced six additional positive COVID-19 test results, including three asymptomatic inmates who received proactive COVID-19 testing earlier this week. Review an informational chart of positive COVID-19 cases among DOC employees, contracted staff and inmates for each DOC facility by clicking HERE. These latest positive test results include: A Correctional Officer who is assigned to Sussex Community…
Read MoreDOC announces additional cases of coronavirus among inmates
The Delaware聽Department of Correction (DOC) is announcing that three additional聽Correctional Officers tested positive today聽for聽coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases bring the total number to 9 Correctional Officers who have tested positive for the virus.聽 A Correctional Officer聽who is聽assigned to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution聽in New Castle.聽 The Officer聽was聽last at the facility 9 days ago,聽on Tuesday, March 31.聽After…
Read MoreVaughn Inmates Begin Making Face Masks in Prison Garment Shop
This week, three dozen inmates who are employed in the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center garment shop began producing cotton face masks for the correctional system and first responders as the Delaware Department of Correction steps up to support the First State’s COVID-19 response. These skilled inmate workers normally cut and sew material from large rolls of red and white cotton cloth into…
Read MoreDOC Announces Precautions for Inmates, Staff & Visitors for Flu Season
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that it is taking additional precautions to protect inmates, staff and visitors during flu season.聽 These measures come聽in response to an increase in flu-like activity in prison facilities and throughout the community and is part of ongoing efforts to minimize the spread of the flu virus.聽聽The new…
Read MoreCorrectional Officers Assaulted at Multiple Delaware Facilities
Several correctional officers in Delaware facilities have been assaulted over the past 2 days. President of COAD, Geoff Klopp says an inmate at SCI in Georgetown was verbally abusive to staff on Tuesday – and stopped moving into a holding area. As staff tried to move him along, the inmate struck the officer in the…
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