Delaware Department of Correction

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 1
Community Corrections 2
Operations 3
See also 4
References 5
External links 6

Prisons

Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution [2] (inmate capacity 320)
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (formerly Delaware Correctional Center)
Sussex Correctional Institution

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]

References

^ "Administrative Facilities." 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." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 30, 2010.
^ "Death Row Fact Sheet." 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.

External links

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