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| Operations jurisdiction | Delaware, USA |
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| Headquarters | Dover, Delaware |
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| http://www.doc.delaware.gov/index.shtml | |
The Delaware Department of Correction is a state agency of Delaware that manages state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Central Administration Building in Dover.[1] At one time the headquarters was located in Smyrna.[2]
60% of all admissions into the Delaware correctional system go to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, and that facility houses the majority of Delaware's detainee population.[3]
The male death row is in the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), while the female death row is in Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution.[4] Executions occur at JTVCC, as it houses the execution chamber.[5]
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