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  Category: Department of Correction


Governor Carney to Publicly Release Final Report of DOC Independent Review September 1

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

Extension requested by Independent Review team to fully consider influx of testimonials, documents WILMINGTON, Del. –  Governor Carney announced on Friday that he will publicly release the final report of the Department of Correction Independent Review on September 1. He has extended the deadline for the Independent Review team to produce its final report from […]




Commissioner Phelps Announces Selection to Lead Re-Entry Programs, Reduce Recidivism

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Jim Elder, new Bureau Chief of Community Corrections, oversees re-entry programs at the Wilmington HOPE Commission DOVER, Del. – Department of Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps on Thursday announced the selection of Jim Elder – the Director of Clinical Services for Re-entry Programming at the Wilmington HOPE Commission – to lead DOC’s efforts to help offenders […]




Governor Carney Announces Appointment of Special Assistant at Department of Correction

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Claire DeMatteis, former senior counsel to U.S. Senator Joe Biden, will lead implementation of DOC plan DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced his appointment of Claire DeMatteis – a former senior counsel to then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden – as a temporary Special Assistant to the Governor at the Delaware Department of Correction. […]




Governor Carney, COAD Announce Agreement to Raise Correctional Officer Pay

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Agreement also establishes Labor-Management Committee to study additional changes DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney and the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware (COAD) on Tuesday announced an agreement to increase salaries for Delaware’s correctional officers and study additional changes to help recruit and retain officers, and decrease the use of mandatory overtime across Delaware’s correctional […]




Governor Carney Announces Plan to Address Recommendations of DOC Independent Review

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Plan includes appointment of Special Assistant to lead turnaround, and $2 million investment in cameras at JTVCC DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday released his plan to act on the recommendations of the initial report of the Independent Review into the causes of the February 1 incident at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. […]







  Category: Department of Correction

Governor Carney to Publicly Release Final Report of DOC Independent Review September 1

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

Extension requested by Independent Review team to fully consider influx of testimonials, documents WILMINGTON, Del. –  Governor Carney announced on Friday that he will publicly release the final report of the Department of Correction Independent Review on September 1. He has extended the deadline for the Independent Review team to produce its final report from […]




Commissioner Phelps Announces Selection to Lead Re-Entry Programs, Reduce Recidivism

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Jim Elder, new Bureau Chief of Community Corrections, oversees re-entry programs at the Wilmington HOPE Commission DOVER, Del. – Department of Correction Commissioner Perry Phelps on Thursday announced the selection of Jim Elder – the Director of Clinical Services for Re-entry Programming at the Wilmington HOPE Commission – to lead DOC’s efforts to help offenders […]




Governor Carney Announces Appointment of Special Assistant at Department of Correction

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Claire DeMatteis, former senior counsel to U.S. Senator Joe Biden, will lead implementation of DOC plan DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced his appointment of Claire DeMatteis – a former senior counsel to then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden – as a temporary Special Assistant to the Governor at the Delaware Department of Correction. […]




Governor Carney, COAD Announce Agreement to Raise Correctional Officer Pay

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Agreement also establishes Labor-Management Committee to study additional changes DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney and the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware (COAD) on Tuesday announced an agreement to increase salaries for Delaware’s correctional officers and study additional changes to help recruit and retain officers, and decrease the use of mandatory overtime across Delaware’s correctional […]




Governor Carney Announces Plan to Address Recommendations of DOC Independent Review

Department of Correction | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Plan includes appointment of Special Assistant to lead turnaround, and $2 million investment in cameras at JTVCC DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday released his plan to act on the recommendations of the initial report of the Independent Review into the causes of the February 1 incident at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. […]