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  Archives:  June 2015

24 Department of Correction recruits graduate from initial training, begin assignments in state prison facilities

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

The Department of Correction’s 2,500-strong workforce was strengthened today with the addition of 24 individuals when the latest recruit class graduated from the Correctional Employee Initial Training (CEIT) academy. CEIT is a 9-week course of instruction combining hands-on and classroom training that prepares new Correctional Officers and other staff for assignments in prison facilities across the state.




“Discovering Delaware’s Maritime Past”

Criminal Justice Council | Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

The First State’s essential relationship with the Delaware River and Bay, and the sea, will be brought to life in five days of family-friendly programming.




Marc Richman named chief of correctional healthcare

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Commissioner Robert Coupe today announced the appointment of Marc Richman, Ph.D., as Chief of the Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services for the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). As Bureau Chief, Richman will direct a full-time staff of 14 who manage an annual budget of nearly $60 million and are responsible for ensuring that 400 contract medical personnel deliver healthcare services to 7,000 inmates.




Townsend-area farmers receive New Castle Conservation District’s Cooperator of Year Award

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Norman and Gwen Pierce, owners of Union Ridge Farms near Townsend, are the recipients of the New Castle Conservation District’s Cooperator of the Year Award, presented annually to a farmer in the district who has exhibited a high degree of interest in conservation for their farm operation.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Ensuring All Delawareans Have Access to Job Training, Employment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Governor Markell highlights statewide efforts to connect ex-offenders with the services and support needed to obtain gainful employment.






  Archives:  June 2015

24 Department of Correction recruits graduate from initial training, begin assignments in state prison facilities

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

The Department of Correction’s 2,500-strong workforce was strengthened today with the addition of 24 individuals when the latest recruit class graduated from the Correctional Employee Initial Training (CEIT) academy. CEIT is a 9-week course of instruction combining hands-on and classroom training that prepares new Correctional Officers and other staff for assignments in prison facilities across the state.




“Discovering Delaware’s Maritime Past”

Criminal Justice Council | Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

The First State’s essential relationship with the Delaware River and Bay, and the sea, will be brought to life in five days of family-friendly programming.




Marc Richman named chief of correctional healthcare

Department of Correction | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Commissioner Robert Coupe today announced the appointment of Marc Richman, Ph.D., as Chief of the Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services for the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). As Bureau Chief, Richman will direct a full-time staff of 14 who manage an annual budget of nearly $60 million and are responsible for ensuring that 400 contract medical personnel deliver healthcare services to 7,000 inmates.




Townsend-area farmers receive New Castle Conservation District’s Cooperator of Year Award

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Norman and Gwen Pierce, owners of Union Ridge Farms near Townsend, are the recipients of the New Castle Conservation District’s Cooperator of the Year Award, presented annually to a farmer in the district who has exhibited a high degree of interest in conservation for their farm operation.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Ensuring All Delawareans Have Access to Job Training, Employment

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015

Governor Markell highlights statewide efforts to connect ex-offenders with the services and support needed to obtain gainful employment.