Delaware Department of Correction
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| Operations jurisdiction | Delaware, USA |
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| Headquarters | Dover, Delaware |
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The Delaware Department of Correction is a state agency of Delaware that manages state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Central Administration Building in Dover.[1] At one time the headquarters was located in Smyrna.[2]
Prisons
- Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution [1] (inmate capacity 320)
- Howard R. Young Correctional Institution (capacity 1,500)
- James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (formerly Delaware Correctional Center) (capacity 2,600)
- Sussex Correctional Institution (capacity 1,206)
Community Corrections
- Central Violation of Probation Center
- Hazel D. Plant Women's Treatment Facility
- John L. Webb Correctional Facility
- Morris Community Corrections Center
- Plummer Community Corrections Center
- Probation and Parole / Day Reporting Centers
- Sussex Community Corrections Center
- Sussex Violation of Probation
- Sussex Work Release Center
Operations
60% of all admissions into the Delaware correctional system go to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, and that facility houses the majority of Delaware's detainee population.[3]
The male death row is in the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), while the female death row is in Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution.[4] Executions occur at JTVCC, as it houses the execution chamber.[5]
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Delaware
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ^ "Administrative Facilities Archived 2009-12-10 at the Wayback Machine." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009. "Central Administration Building 245 McKee Road Dover DE 19904"
- ^ Beck, Allen. State and Federal Corrections Information Systems: An Inventory of Data Elements and an Assessment of Reporting Capabilities. DIANE Publishing, 1999. 137. Retrieved from Google Books on September 28, 2011. ISBN 0-7881-7587-4, ISBN 978-0-7881-7587-9. "Delaware" "Department of Corrections Central Admin. Building 80 Monrovia Ave. Smyrna, DE 19977"
- ^ "Howard R. Young Correctional Institution Archived 2013-02-05 at WebCite." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Death Row Fact Sheet Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
- ^ "JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (formerly DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER)." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
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