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  Archives:  April 2015

UPDATE: Department of Correction announces unauthorized departure of three offenders from Wilmington work release center

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Two of the three work release offenders who left the Plummer Work Release Center without permission Sunday night have been taken into custody. Both were charged with Escape After Conviction and Conspiracy 2nd Degree and were taken to Howard R. Young Correctional Center. A third offender – Tommy Broomer – remains at large and the Department’s search for him is ongoing.



Delaware Colleges Say Smarter Balanced Assessments Are Good Measure Of College Readiness

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Four institutions of higher education in Delaware—the University of Delaware, Delaware Technical Community College, Delaware State University and Wilmington University—all have said students’ scores on the state’s new 11th grade Smarter Assessments are a good measure of college readiness and will be accepted in lieu of a separate placement test, Gov. Jack Markell announced.



Employee-driven Department of Correction competition to showcase Officers’ skills, encourage physical fitness, boost pride

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

This spring the Delaware Department of Correction will launch a one-day competition that tests Correctional Officers and Probation Officers on their level of proficiency in a variety of job-related skills. The Guardian Shield Challenge is the first and only challenge of its kind for correctional employees and was established voluntarily by correctional officers, with the strong support of the Department’s leadership. The challenge, which begins April 27, is designed to test each participant’s level of skill in physical fitness, weapon marksmanship, hands-on core skills, and job knowledge.



Department of Correction announces unauthorized departure of three offenders from Wilmington work release center

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

The Delaware Department of Correction announces that three work release offenders assigned to the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington left the facility together last night by absconding over the perimeter wall. The facility was immediately secured, all other offenders were accounted for, and local police were notified. Attempts by the Department of Correction and other law enforcement agencies to make contact with the offenders have been unsuccessful and escape warrants for their arrests have been issued.



Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 10 special events during May 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

Dover Days activities, the Zwaanendael Maritime Festival and the history and archaeology of the early-Colonial Delaware Valley among events to be presented.





  Archives:  April 2015

UPDATE: Department of Correction announces unauthorized departure of three offenders from Wilmington work release center

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Two of the three work release offenders who left the Plummer Work Release Center without permission Sunday night have been taken into custody. Both were charged with Escape After Conviction and Conspiracy 2nd Degree and were taken to Howard R. Young Correctional Center. A third offender – Tommy Broomer – remains at large and the Department’s search for him is ongoing.



Delaware Colleges Say Smarter Balanced Assessments Are Good Measure Of College Readiness

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Four institutions of higher education in Delaware—the University of Delaware, Delaware Technical Community College, Delaware State University and Wilmington University—all have said students’ scores on the state’s new 11th grade Smarter Assessments are a good measure of college readiness and will be accepted in lieu of a separate placement test, Gov. Jack Markell announced.



Employee-driven Department of Correction competition to showcase Officers’ skills, encourage physical fitness, boost pride

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

This spring the Delaware Department of Correction will launch a one-day competition that tests Correctional Officers and Probation Officers on their level of proficiency in a variety of job-related skills. The Guardian Shield Challenge is the first and only challenge of its kind for correctional employees and was established voluntarily by correctional officers, with the strong support of the Department’s leadership. The challenge, which begins April 27, is designed to test each participant’s level of skill in physical fitness, weapon marksmanship, hands-on core skills, and job knowledge.



Department of Correction announces unauthorized departure of three offenders from Wilmington work release center

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

The Delaware Department of Correction announces that three work release offenders assigned to the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington left the facility together last night by absconding over the perimeter wall. The facility was immediately secured, all other offenders were accounted for, and local police were notified. Attempts by the Department of Correction and other law enforcement agencies to make contact with the offenders have been unsuccessful and escape warrants for their arrests have been issued.



Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 10 special events during May 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015

Dover Days activities, the Zwaanendael Maritime Festival and the history and archaeology of the early-Colonial Delaware Valley among events to be presented.