Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Opens First Integrated Treatment Homes in Delaware
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Feb. 19, 2019) – The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) marked the opening of its first integrated treatment home in Delaware on Friday, Feb. 15, with a ribbon-cutting event in Bear featuring Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long and DSAMH Director Elizabeth Romero. The event was held at the site of The […]
Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019
WILMINGTON – Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined 15 other attorneys general in a lawsuit to block President Trump’s unilateral spending of federal defense funds for construction of a border wall under the guise of an “emergency.” The complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Northern California. […]
Attorney General Jennings Unveils Internal Reform Measures for Criminal Prosecution
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 18, 2019
Prosecutors encouraged to divert more low-level offenders to treatment, ask for low end of sentencing, support commutations and expungements Citing incarceration and recidivism rates that outstrip the national average, an unprecedented opioid epidemic, and a groundswell of public support for reform, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday morning more than 30 internal protocols and positions […]
Driver Sentenced For Injuring Two Pedestrians In Dover
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019
Other defendants guilty on weapons and assault charges A man who ran over two teens as they crossed Route 13 in Dover has pled guilty and been sentenced to prison. In August 2018, William Smith, 52, of Dover, hit the girls with his vehicle while they were in a pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of […]
State, Christina collaborate on future of Delaware Autism Program
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019
The Delaware Autism Program will continue to be administered by the Christina School District. Please see the attached letter to legislative leadership that outlines the agreement between the four agencies.
