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Delaware Department of Correction
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agencyname | Delaware Department of Correction |
| patch | DE - DOC.png |
| country | United States |
| countryabbr | USA |
| divtype | State |
| divname | Delaware |
| map | Delaware in United States (US48).svg |
| police | Yes |
| local | Yes |
| headquarters | Dover, Delaware |
| chief1name | Terra Taylor |
| chief1position | 11th Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction |
| parentagency | Delaware Department of Correction |
| website | https://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. At one time the headquarters was located in Smyrna.
Prisons

- Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution https://doc.delaware.gov/BOP/PrisonBWCI.shtml (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
Intelligence Operations Center (IOC)
The Delaware Department of Correction, Intelligence Operations Center serves as a central hub for intelligence gathering and analysis, enhancing the department's ability to respond to emerging threats and manage the complexities of correctional facility operations. By leveraging advanced technology and analytical techniques, the analysts contribute to a proactive approach to ensuring the safety of both staff and inmates, as well as the surrounding community.
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.
The male death row was at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), while the female death row was at the Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution. Executions occurred at JTVCC, as it housed the execution chamber.
Line of duty deaths
Including preceding agencies, 3 officer and 1 K9 of the Delaware Department of Corrections have been killed in the line of duty.
References
References
- "[http://doc.delaware.gov/Facil_Admin.shtml#Central%20Administration%20Building Administrative Facilities] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-12-10 ." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009. "Central Administration Building 245 McKee Road Dover DE 19904")
- 0-7881-7587-4, {{ISBN. 978-0-7881-7587-9. "Delaware" "Department of Corrections Central Admin. Building 80 Monrovia Ave. Smyrna, DE 19977"
- [https://doc.delaware.gov/views/office_of_commissioner.blade.shtml delaware.gov]
- "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215414/http://doc.delaware.gov/BOP/PrisonMPCJF.shtml Howard R. Young Correctional Institution] ." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 30, 2010.
- "[http://www.doc.delaware.gov/information/deathrow_factsheet.shtml Death Row Fact Sheet] {{webarchive. link. (2010-08-18 ." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.)
- "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701223018/http://doc.delaware.gov/BOP/PrisonDCC.shtml JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (formerly DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER)]." Delaware Department of Correction. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
- "Delaware Department of Correction, DE".
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