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  Archives:  December 2016

Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In a guest weekly message, Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe highlights the Markell Administration’s efforts to give offenders a better chance of successfully reentering the community after their release from incarceration. By reducing the barriers to reentry, these initiatives are aimed at lowering the rate of recidivism and improving public safety.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Hello, I’m Rob Coupe, Commissioner for the Delaware Department of Correction. At the Department of Correction, we’re focused on keeping the public safe by providing effective supervision to individuals whose behavior has brought them into contact with our criminal justice system. And we’re taking new steps to give these individuals a better chance of turning […]




Sexual Abuse of Children to Result In Long Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 35-year-old Dover man faces life in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson won a conviction in a bench trial against Eric Curry, 35, of Dover. In November 2015, Curry was caught having sexual intercourse with a minor female […]




Struggling for Gift Ideas? Give Gifts that Support Health and Wellness in the New Year

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Still trying to think of the perfect gift? As we prepare to welcome 2017, the Division of Public Health (DPH) suggests giving gifts that support health and wellness in the New Year.






  Archives:  December 2016

Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice. Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit. A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked […]




Governor’s Weekly Message: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In a guest weekly message, Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe highlights the Markell Administration’s efforts to give offenders a better chance of successfully reentering the community after their release from incarceration. By reducing the barriers to reentry, these initiatives are aimed at lowering the rate of recidivism and improving public safety.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Public Safety by Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Hello, I’m Rob Coupe, Commissioner for the Delaware Department of Correction. At the Department of Correction, we’re focused on keeping the public safe by providing effective supervision to individuals whose behavior has brought them into contact with our criminal justice system. And we’re taking new steps to give these individuals a better chance of turning […]




Sexual Abuse of Children to Result In Long Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Other defendants face prison time for rape, weapons, and robbery charges A 35-year-old Dover man faces life in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson won a conviction in a bench trial against Eric Curry, 35, of Dover. In November 2015, Curry was caught having sexual intercourse with a minor female […]




Struggling for Gift Ideas? Give Gifts that Support Health and Wellness in the New Year

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016

Still trying to think of the perfect gift? As we prepare to welcome 2017, the Division of Public Health (DPH) suggests giving gifts that support health and wellness in the New Year.