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Jessica Neal, Intern Wilmington University.  Protect the public by supervising adult offenders through safe and humane services, programs and facilities.

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1 Jessica Neal, Intern Wilmington University

2  Protect the public by supervising adult offenders through safe and humane services, programs and facilities.

3  Protecting the public through incarcerating offenders  Protecting the public through rehabilitation of the offender to prevent future crimes  Provide a safe and humane environment for incarcerated offenders  Provide a safe working environment for staff  Provide a range of correctional programs that will meet the needs of both society and offenders while implementing court-ordered sanctions in the least restrictive environment consistent with public safety.

4  Largest law enforcement agency within the State of Delaware, employing over 2,500 employees.  James T. Vaughn Correctional Center  Sussex Correctional Institute  Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute  Howard R. Young Correctional Institute

5  The State of Delaware in the year 2013 provided correctional services to approximately 17,000 probationers within the community and approximately 6,500- 7,000 inmates within the correctional facilities.

6  Level 5: 24 hour prison detention  Level 4: Work Release Centers. Home Confinement, Residential Drug Treatment, Violation of Probation Centers  Level 3: Intensive Probation Supervision  Level 2: Standard Probation  Level1: Administrative Probation

7  Governor  Commissioner, Robert M. Coupe  Deputy Commissioner Karl Hines

8  Office of the Commissioner  Community Relations, Internal Affairs, Media Relations  Human Resources/Development Center  Other Programs Services/Victims Services

9  Bureau Management Services  General Business Office  Central Offender Records  Information Technology  Food Services  Facilities Maintenance

10  Bureau of Correctional Healthcare Services  Medical treatment and services

11  Bureau of Prisons  James T. Vaughn Correctional Center  Baylor Correctional Institute  Sussex Correctional Institute Howard R. Young Correctional Institute  Delaware Corrections Industries  Education

12  Bureau of Community Corrections  Probation and Parole House Arrest  New Castle County Community Corrections  Sussex County Community Corrections  Kent County Community Corrections

13  The Delaware Department of Corrections is the only government operated correctional agency in the state. Delaware runs a unified corrections system. Delaware has no regional, county or municipal correction or jail system and no separate probation system. Offenders are the immediate responsibility of the state of Delaware.

14  July 10, 1975 Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt signed into law Senate Bill 487 which created the Delaware Department of Corrections.  2012 Budget  $260 Million Dollars  Personnel Cost $ 172 Million Dollars  Inmate Medical $46 Million Dollars  Food Services $ 14 Million Dollars  Energy $ 8 Million Dollars  Transportation $ 6 Million Dollars  Other $10 Million Dollars

15  In prison Therapeutic Communities  Key South opened November 1997  Houses over 300 male inmates  Treatment Style: Treats addiction as a disorder of the whole person

16  Primary Goals:  Change negative patterns or behaviors  Change negative thinking  Change negative feelings the predispose one to drugs and alcohol  12 to 18 month program  Programming is scheduled 7 days a week for 12 hours per day.

17  Inmates are provided disciplined, regimented routines  Inappropriate behaviors have consequences  Inmates are expected to present Peer Seminars  No access to phones or televisions during programming hours, free time is monitored for behaviors.

18  Program creates a safe place for inmates to explore core issues of addiction.  Program creates healthy boundaries for inmates.  Program promotes self care  Program promotes safety for the community

19  Intake Paperwork  All new inmates in the program have a 1 hour intake session where policies, rules, regulations, and norms are explained.  Lesson Planning, Curriculum  Meetings to clarify duties and


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