Posts Tagged ‘prisons’
In-Person Visits With Offenders Will Be Suspended at Del. Correctional Facilities
Del. Dept. Of Correction Plans Citizens Academy
A citizens academy that starts next month will offer a look at operations and programs in the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC says the five weekly sessions will include an opportunity to engage with corrections leadership, uniformed officers, providers of treatment and programs and a wide range of professional staff. To apply for the…
Read MoreNew Machines Target Attempts To Smuggle Contraband
The Delaware Department of Correction has introduced ‘modern Millimeter Wave’ technology whole body imaging scanners to supplement its efforts to keep contraband out of the state’s prisons. The machines use non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation that more easily and more effectively detects objects on or inside a person’s body. The DOC says the MMw scanner is safe…
Read MoreDOC highlights reduction in Delaware’s prison population amid coronavirus pandemic
The Delaware聽Department of Correction (DOC) highlighted the significant聽reduction聽in Delaware’s incarcerated population since COVID-19 spread to聽Delaware and the mid-Atlantic region over the past two months.聽 These reductions have accelerated a six-year decline in the incarcerated population driven by聽lower crime rates, implementation of聽a statewide聽bail reform initiative, and the Carney Administration’s efforts to strengthen reentry services which are聽helping…
Read MoreIndependent review underway of prison healthcare system in Delaware
Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Claire DeMatteis announced today that an independent review is underway into the department’s medical and behavioral health care systems as it seeks recommendations to strengthen clinical quality, patient safety, and data management practices. The DOC, through its Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services, is responsible for contracting medical and behavioral…
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