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Department of Correction Announces Senior Leadership Promotion

Department of Correction | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Dover, DE – Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) Acting Commissioner Terra Taylor today announced that James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Warden Robert May has been promoted to Chief of the Bureau of Prisons.  May, a 31-year veteran of the DOC and the Department’s most experienced Warden, began his career as a Correctional Officer at Howard […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Terra Taylor as DOC Commissioner

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm his nomination of Terra Taylor to serve as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC).     “Thank you to the members of the Delaware Senate for confirming Terra Taylor as Commissioner of the Department of Correction,” said Governor Carney. “Terra has a background in […]




Governor Carney Nominates Terra Taylor as DOC Commissioner

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced he intends to nominate Terra Taylor to serve as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). Taylor’s nomination must be approved by the Delaware State Senate. “Terra’s years of experience within the Department of Correction— starting from her time as a Probation Officer to Chief of Community Corrections to Deputy Commissioner to Acting […]




Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at Delaware Department of Correction

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2023

WILMINGTON, DE –  Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that Commissioner Monroe Hudson will step down later this month from his current role as the head of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) after more than thirty five years of service in law enforcement and corrections. Terra Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of the DOC, will serve as Acting […]




Department of Correction Signs Contracts for Correctional Healthcare Services

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, May 5, 2023

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that it has signed three-year contracts with VitalCore Health Strategies to provide medical care, behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment to individuals under DOC supervision. The DOC’s Bureau of Healthcare, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services is responsible for contracting medical and behavioral health services in all […]







  Category: Department of Correction

Department of Correction Announces Senior Leadership Promotion

Department of Correction | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Dover, DE – Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) Acting Commissioner Terra Taylor today announced that James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Warden Robert May has been promoted to Chief of the Bureau of Prisons.  May, a 31-year veteran of the DOC and the Department’s most experienced Warden, began his career as a Correctional Officer at Howard […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Terra Taylor as DOC Commissioner

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to confirm his nomination of Terra Taylor to serve as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC).     “Thank you to the members of the Delaware Senate for confirming Terra Taylor as Commissioner of the Department of Correction,” said Governor Carney. “Terra has a background in […]




Governor Carney Nominates Terra Taylor as DOC Commissioner

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced he intends to nominate Terra Taylor to serve as Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). Taylor’s nomination must be approved by the Delaware State Senate. “Terra’s years of experience within the Department of Correction— starting from her time as a Probation Officer to Chief of Community Corrections to Deputy Commissioner to Acting […]




Governor Carney Announces Leadership Change at Delaware Department of Correction

Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2023

WILMINGTON, DE –  Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that Commissioner Monroe Hudson will step down later this month from his current role as the head of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) after more than thirty five years of service in law enforcement and corrections. Terra Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of the DOC, will serve as Acting […]




Department of Correction Signs Contracts for Correctional Healthcare Services

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, May 5, 2023

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that it has signed three-year contracts with VitalCore Health Strategies to provide medical care, behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment to individuals under DOC supervision. The DOC’s Bureau of Healthcare, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services is responsible for contracting medical and behavioral health services in all […]