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Breadcrumbs::render() !!}Department of Correction x $5,000 Correctional Officer Signing Bonus $52,000 Correctional Officer starting salary $62,000 Probation Officer starting salary Featured Careers: Correctional Officer | Facilities Maintenance | Food Service Apply Now Upcoming Events COVID-19 × Careers/Recruiting COVID-19 DE Correctional Industries Facilities Location Latest Announcements Locate an Offender Reentry Research and StatisticsThe Department is the second largest Executive branch agency in the State, and the largest law enforcement agency in the State with over 2,500 employees. The Department is comprised of the Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Administrative Services, Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services, Bureau of Prisons and Bureau of Community Corrections. Delaware provides a unified correctional system, with all correctional facilities and institutions falling under the jurisdiction of the State. The Department supervises between 4,500 - 5,000 inmates within our correctional facilities and approximately 13,000 probationers within the community. Within the unified system, Delaware maintains a five-level system of supervision for offenders: Level V - 24 hour incarceration * (jail/prison - Jail describes those offenders serving one year or less.) Level IV - Work Release Centers, Home Confinement (electronic monitoring), Residential Drug Treatment, Violation of Probation Centers Level III - Intensive Probation Supervision Level II - Standard Probation Level I - Administrative Supervision Daily Population Summary {{ no_of_inmates }} No. of inmates * 1 {{ no_on_probation }} No. of offenders on probation * {{ pretrial_detention }} No. of offenders on pre-trial detention * 1 {{ pretrial_community }} No. of offenders on pre-trial detention within the community * {{ no_of_inmates_released }} No. of inmates released * * Numbers reflect 24hrs delay 1 Numbers Include Level 5 and Level 4 Offenders News 05.07.2024 Jason Schaffer promoted to Deputy Warden at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Smyrna, DE - The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) Security Superintendent Major Jason Schaffer has been promoted to Deputy Warden of JTVCC. 03.28.2024 31-year DOC veteran named Warden of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution Wilmington, DE - The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that Philip Parker, Deputy Warden at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) and a 31-year DOC veteran, has been promoted to Warden of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington (HRYCI), effective immediately. 03.26.2024 Department of Correction expands enhanced mail screening system to all state prison facilities Dover, DE - The Delaware Department of Correction announced today that it is expanding its enhanced mail screening system to all state prison facilities this April to improve mail security and eliminate mail contraband. 02.16.2024 Terra Taylor Sworn in as Department of Correction Commissioner Dover, DE - During a ceremony hosted by Governor Carney today in Dover Terra Taylor took the oath of office as the 11th Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). 02.15.2024 Brian Emig Named Warden of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center Smyrna, DE - The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced today that Brian Emig, Warden of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington, has been named Warden of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) in Smyrna, effective February 18. 02.14.2024 Department of Correction Announces Senior Leadership Promotion 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. 02.09.2024 Get a look inside Delaware’s correctional system through the DOC Citizens Academy Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking members of the community to participate in its Spring 2024 Citizens Academy which begins April 15 in Dover. 02.02.2024 Prisons Chief Shane Troxler appointed Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Dover, DE - Department of Correction Acting Commissioner Terra Taylor announced today that she has appointed Bureau of Prisons Chief Shane Troxler as Deputy Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC). 02.01.2024 Probation and Parole’s Operation ZiPP Up collects 1,400 winter clothes items to warm local residents in need Dover, DE – Delaware Probation and Parole’s 16th Annual Operation ZiPP Up clothing campaign collected a record number of cold weather items for vulnerable area residents this winter. 01.23.2024 Howard R. Young Correctional Institution achieves national reaccreditation Dover, DE - Earlier this month, representatives from the Delaware Department of Correction participated in the American Correctional Association (ACA) Winter 2023 conference, where the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections voted unanimously to grant ACA reaccreditation to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. 01.16.2024 Get an insider’s look at ’Working Behind the Walls’ on January 18 Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction invites members of the public to join the next DOC Insider Series webinar this Thursday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. with a continued look at working behind the walls of Delaware’s correctional facilities. 12.07.2023 Choose where you want to work! Apply today to be a Correctional Officer and attend a December 9 hiring event in Dover Dover, DE - Correctional Officer applicants can now select their Delaware DOC prison facility assignment during the job application process, the Delaware Department of Correction announced today as it prepares to host a Correctional Officer Hiring Event this Saturday, December 9th at the Department of Correction Training Academy in Dover. 11.02.2023 Eight local residents complete the Fall 2023 DOC Citizens Academy New Castle, DE – This past week, eight local residents completed the Fall 2023 Department of Correction (DOC) Citizens Academy. 10.27.2023 Probation and Parole acts to support Halloween safety Dover, DE - This coming Tuesday night Probation Officers will be out in the community to help support Halloween safety for kids and families. 10.11.2023 Department of Correction to sponsor a Correctional Officer hiring event on Saturday, October 14 in Dover Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction is hosting a Correctional Officer Hiring Event for members of the public this Saturday, October 14 at the Department of Correction Administration Building, located at 245 McKee Road, Dover. 10.06.2023 Probation & Parole to sponsor October 11 Community Resource Event in Wilmington Wilmington, DE - On Wednesday, October 11, the Delaware Department of Correction/Probation & Parole is partnering with host Kingswood Community Center and local service providers to sponsor a Community Resource Event that features food, employment, job training, and housing assistance, addiction...