Posts Tagged ‘sussex correctional institution’
UPDATE: Work Release Offender Walks Away from Sussex Community Corrections Center, Caught After Brief Search
Update: An offender is back in custody after walking away from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown. According to a spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Correction, the offender…
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 MoreNew Warden Appointed For Sussex Correctional Institution
Sussex Correctional Institution will get a new Warden.Scott Ceresini succeeds SCI Warden Truman Mears, who retired last month after 33 years with the Delaware Department of Correction. Mears had been…
Read MoreUpdate: SCI Inmate’s Death Under Investigation
Delaware State Police and the Department of Correction are investigating the death of an inmate at Sussex Correctional Institution Saturday.State police said Sunday that the victim’s body has been turned…
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 MoreApplications For Del. Corrections Citizens Academy Due By Sunday
The Delaware Department of Correction is still looking for applicants who are interested in joining the Fall 2021 Citizens Academy. The deadline to apply is this Sunday for the weekly…
Read MoreInmate With Numerous Health Conditions Dies With COVID-19
An inmate at Sussex Correctional Institution who had chronic health conditions has died with COVID-19 complications. According to the Delaware Department of Correction, 40-year-old Michael Harris tested positive January 10th…
Read MoreVisits With Del. Inmates To Be Suspended
“In-person visits with offenders at Delaware correctional facilities are suspended as of Thursday as a precaution against spread of coronavirus. Positivity rates have been rising among the general population. The…
Read MoreSCI Inmate Dies Of COVID-19 Complications, Other Factors
A Sussex Correctional Institution inmate with underlying health conditions and complications from COVID-19 has died at Kent General Hospital. 55-year-old Charles R.J. Patterson was from Frankford and had been serving…
Read MoreSCI Inmate Dies Of Underlying Health Issus, COVID-19 Complications
An inmate at Sussex Correctional Institution with underlying health conditions and affected by COVID-19 complications has died. 61-year-old Fred Clanton, originally from Bridgeville, died Tuesday at Kent General Hospital according…
Read MoreSCI Inmate Dies Of Hypothyroidism, COVID-19 Complications
An inmate at Sussex Correctional Institution has died of complications from COVID-19 and hypothyroidism. The Delaware Department of Correction says 71-year-old Jackie Lovett tested positive for the virus July 5th…
Read MoreUpdate: Most Inmates Are Recovered Or Symptom-Free After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Nearly 75 percent of the inmates at Sussex Correctional Institution and Morris Community Corrections center who tested positive for coronavirus this month have already recovered. According to the Delaware Department…
Read MoreACLU Calls For Action In Response to SCI COVID-19 Cases
The ACLU of Delaware says the outbreak of coronavirus positive cases at Sussex Correctional Institution requires immediate steps. The organization calls upon state leaders to consider the release of medically…
Read MoreMore Inmates At SCI Diagnosed With COVID-19
Testing, tracing and treatment are part of the state’s response to an outbreak of coronavirus at Sussex Correctional Institution. Cleaning is also a big part of the Delaware Department of…
Read MoreUpdate: COVID-19 Cases Grow At SCI
The Delaware Department of Correction is taking what it calls aggressive action to control an outbreak of coronavirus at the Sussex Correctional Institution. Inmates with underlying health conditions are being…
Read More22 More SCI Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
The Delaware Department of Correction reported Friday that 22 more inmates at the Sussex Correctional Institution have tested positive for coronavirus. Three inmates also tested positive earlier in the week…
Read More3 Inmates At SCI Test Positive For Coronavirus
The Delaware Department of Correction has confirmed three coronavirus cases in the prison system. One asymptomatic inmate from Sussex Correctional Institution who tested positive late last week contracted coronavirus in…
Read MoreInfant Placed into Fostercare after Mom Found Drunk in Rehoboth Hotel Room
This past week, Rehoboth Beach police arrested a woman from Washington, D.C. when she was discovered passed out and extremely intoxicated in a guest room after her distraught infant was…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested for Drug Dealing
The Laurel Police Department was assisted by the Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit in the arrest of a 26-year-old Laurel man on numerous drug charges. Officers say they…
Read MoreFour People Arrested on Drug Charges in Selbyville
Delaware State Police say they have arrested four suspects in connection with the sale of illegal drugs. Troopers arrested 51-year-old Keith Handy of Selbyville, 19-year-old Jayquan Bland of Laurel, 55-year-old…
Read MoreLaurel Man Arrested on Drug Possession Charges
Delaware State Police have apprehended a Laurel man after he was found in possession of drugs and paraphernalia. Troopers say on April 9 around 6:39 a.m. they were dispatched to…
Read MoreFederalsburg Man Arrested for Felony Assault in Seaford
Delaware State Police have arrested a Federalsburg, MD man after he physically assaulted his assaulted his girlfriend in Seaford. The incident happened Saturday shortly after 9 p.m. when Troopers were…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested for Home Burglary
Delaware State Police have identified and arrested 40-year-old Dwayne Sudduth of Georgetown who was wanted in connection with a residential burglary Troopers say last Wednesday before 1 p.m. they were…
Read MoreDagsboro Man Arrested in Millsboro on Drug Charges
Delaware State Police have apprehended 28-year-old Kevin D. Handy Jr. of Dagsboro following a traffic stop that uncovered numerous drugs, paraphernalia and traffic infractions. Troopers say they witnessed a tan…
Read MoreLincoln Man Charged Following Domestic Incident
Delaware State Police say they have arrested and charged 30-year-old Justin R. Ohl of Lincoln following a domestic related assault that took place Friday night. Troopers say Ohl returned to…
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