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Delaware Department of Correction
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionDelaware, USA
Map of Delaware Department of Correction's jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersDover, Delaware
Agency executive
  • Claire DeMatteis, Commissioner
Website
http://www.doc.delaware.gov/index.shtml

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

Community Corrections

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

References

  1. ^ "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"
  2. ^ 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"
  3. ^ "Howard R. Young Correctional Institution Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Death Row Fact Sheet Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (formerly DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER)." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.

External links

Delaware Department of Correction prisons
Incarceration of adults in the United States
State of Delaware
Authority control databases
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