The Delaware Department of Correction announces that two offenders have failed to return from authorized job passes issued yesterday by the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown and the Morris Community Corrections Center in Dover. The post Two offenders fail to return to Department of Correction work release centers appeared first on State of Delaware News.
Offender who fled Delaware returned from South Dakota
The Delaware Department of Correction announced today that John Landoll, Jr., an offender on work release who failed to return to the Plummer Community Corrections Center from an authorized pass in October, 2014, is back in custody in Delaware. The post Offender who fled Delaware returned from South Dakota appeared first on State of Delaware News.
Delaware Public Archives to Feature Program on the Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 19, 1945, the United States Marines began their attack on Iwo Jima to secure the island in preparation for the invasion of Japan. For the next seven weeks, American forces were involved in a desperate struggle with the Japanese to gain control of the island. On Saturday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m., retired […] The post Delaware Public …
Delaware’s newest Correctional Officers complete their training, enter public service
Delaware’s largest law enforcement agency today graduated 31 correctional officers and a correctional educator who have completed the Department of Correction’s Correctional Employee Initial Training (CEIT) program during a ceremony today at the Department’s Dover headquarters. These graduates now join the ranks of the 1,700 Correctional Officers who are assigned to Delaware’s state prison system. The post Delaware’s newest Correctional …
Delaware School Libraries Council to Conduct Statewide Master Plan for Delaware School Libraries
The Delaware School Libraries Council, with support from the Delaware Department of State and the Department of Education, is embarking on a Statewide Master Plan for Delaware School Libraries, a comprehensive planning effort designed to create a vision that will inform solutions for the development of state-of-the-art school libraries. The year-long planning effort, which will […] The post Delaware School …
Researching African American Genealogy: From the Antebellum Period to the Reconstruction Era
Nineteenth century African American genealogy is particularly difficult for researchers. On Saturday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m. the Delaware Public Archives will host a special program which will explore this challenging time period for African American genealogy. Presented by Shamele Jordon, the program will focus on a variety of sources and strategies for locating ancestors […] The post Researching African …
Delaware Library Consortium welcomes six new members
Over the last 18 months, the Delaware Library Consortium (DLC) in cooperation with the Delaware Division of Libraries (DDL) was pleased to add six new member institutions: Barratt’s Chapel and Museum, Biggs Museum of American Art, Delaware’s Legislative Hall Library, Fort Delaware Society, Positive Outcomes Charter School, and Thomas Edison Charter School. These six institutions […] The post Delaware Library …