DOC launches tattoo artist career pathway to support rehabilitation and protect inmate health
Department of Correction | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Smyrna, DE – Six inmates from Delaware’s largest state prison are studying to become professional tattoo artists in the newest career pathway training program recently launched by the Delaware Department of Correction at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. The Tattoo Artist Career Pathway Program aims to set incarcerated individuals up for success when they return […]
State Agencies Join Forces Against Illegal Trash Dumping
Department of Agriculture | Department of Correction | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Four state agencies recently teamed up to clean up more than 2,300 pounds of trash and debris illegally dumped and strewn at Taber State Forest in western Kent County – Delaware Natural Resources Police (DNRP), Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and Department of Corrections (DOC).
Department of Correction Announces Senior Leadership Promotion
Department of Correction | Newsroom | 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 | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | 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 | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | 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 […]
