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2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter V. Diagnostic Services and Special Groups › § 6523. Rehabilitation services.

§ 6523. Rehabilitation services.
(a) The Department shall make social, medical, psychological and other appropriate studies and investigations of persons committed to its care for the purpose of rehabilitation of said persons. At the request of any sentencing court, the Department shall, to the extent possible, receive for study and report to the court concerning any person who has been convicted, is before the court for sentencing and is subject to commitment to the Department.
(b) The Department shall take steps to ensure that infectious diseases are not disseminated among the persons committed to the Department's care and staff. In performing the function, the Department is empowered to review medical histories, to complete medical histories, to complete appropriate medical examinations, to perform laboratory tests as are deemed appropriate, and to begin a course of treatment on persons committed to its care.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6523;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 424, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter V. Diagnostic Services and Special Groups › § 6524. Special problem groups.

§ 6524. Special problem groups.
The Department may establish facilities for the treatment of alcoholics, prostitutes, drug addicts and other such groups as the Department shall determine. The Department shall coordinate its work with any other state agency to reduce overlapping or duplication of functions and services.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6524;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter V. Diagnostic Services and Special Groups › § 6525. Treatment of inmates with mental illnesses and serious mental disorders; transfer.

§ 6525. Treatment of inmates with mental illnesses and serious mental disorders; transfer.
(a) The Department shall establish resources and programs for the treatment of persons with mental illnesses and serious mental disorders, either in a separate facility or as part of other institutions or facilities of the Department. The Department shall coordinate its work with any other state agency to reduce overlapping or duplication of functions and services.
(b) The Commissioner is empowered to transfer to other appropriate state institutions for care and treatment inmates who have been determined to have mental illnesses. Transfer may also be made to such facilities in other jurisdictions, or to municipal or private facilities, upon the consent of responsible administrators of such facilities. Such transfers shall occur only as set forth at § 5153 of Title 16. Inmates to be transferred as contemplated herein who have not reached the age of 18 years and have been found nonamenable to the processes of Family Court shall not be transferred to the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Nonamenable inmates under the age of 18 years shall be transferred to appropriate residential treatment facilities within the State of Delaware or in other states.
(c) When, in the judgment of the administrator of the institution to which an inmate has been transferred, the inmate has recovered from the condition which occasioned the transfer, the inmate shall be returned to the Department.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6525;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 322, §§  4-6;  78 Del. Laws, c. 224, §  22;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter V. Diagnostic Services and Special Groups › § 6526. Special facilities for witnesses and those awaiting trial.

§ 6526. Special facilities for witnesses and those awaiting trial.
Special facilities shall be provided for witnesses detained for inability to give bail and those awaiting trial, as the Department deems fit and necessary.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6526;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  33;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter V. Diagnostic Services and Special Groups › § 6527. Creation and responsibility of classification boards.

§ 6527. Creation and responsibility of classification boards.
(a) The Department shall classify persons in the several institutions and facilities by the use of 2 separate and distinct classification boards to be known as The Institutional Classification Board and The Institutional Release Classification Board with powers and responsibilities delineated in subchapter VI of this chapter.
(b) The Institutional Classification Board shall be responsible for the classification of all inmates residing and remaining in the several institutions and facilities.
(c) The Institutional Release Classification Board shall be responsible for the classification of all inmates that are being considered for release from the several institutions and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department.
60 Del. Laws, c. 703, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6529. Institutional Classification Board; discretion of Department in adopting classification systems.

§ 6529. Institutional Classification Board; discretion of Department in adopting classification systems.
(a) The Institutional Classification Board shall classify persons in the several institutions and facilities and shall promulgate regulations in accordance with which 1 or more classification committees shall be organized and operated not inconsistent with § 6527(b) of this title.
(b) The Institutional Classification Board's purpose is the organization and harmony of inmate life.
(c) The Institutional Classification Board shall consist of an equal number of individuals from both the custodial staff and the treatment staff.
(d) The warden shall maintain the power to veto decisions of the Board.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the Department to institute or maintain any system of classification of convicted persons for the purpose of assignment to institutions or housing units within institutions. However, the Department may, at its discretion, institute or maintain any such system at any or all of its institutions.
(f) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the Department to reduce the inmate population of any of its institutions below the capacity for which that institution was designed in order to accommodate any system of classification of convicted persons for purposes of assignment to institutions or housing units within an institution which the Department institutes or maintains.
(g) Nothing in this chapter requiring or permitting the Department to institute or maintain a program or programs for the custody, rehabilitation or care of persons coming under the jurisdiction of the Department, including but not limited to such programs as may be required or permitted by §§ 6530 and 6531 of this title, shall be construed to require the Department to reduce the inmate population at any of its institutions below the capacity for which that institution was designed.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6529;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 703, §  2;  61 Del. Laws, c. 193, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6529A. Institutional Release Classification Board.

§ 6529A. Institutional Release Classification Board.
(a) The Institutional Release Classification Board shall classify any and all inmates seeking release from an institution for whatever reason.
(b) The Institutional Release Classification Board shall consist of 7 members:
Two members each from the custodial staff and treatment staff as well as 3 individuals to be appointed by the Criminal Justice Council and whose terms shall run for a period of 4 years from the date of appointment.
(c) The 3 individuals to be appointed by the Criminal Justice Council shall receive compensation in the amount of $90 per meeting. However, no member so appointed shall receive compensation in excess of $4,000 per annum.
(d) The warden of the institution shall possess veto power over decisions of the Board and also shall possess discretionary authority to grant a furlough in the event of the sudden death of a member in an inmate's immediate family.
60 Del. Laws, c. 703, §  2;  66 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6530. Classification committee; information.

§ 6530. Classification committee; information.
Immediately after a person who has been sentenced to 90 days or more of imprisonment is received at any institution under the jurisdiction of the Department, a classification committee shall obtain and file complete information with regard to such person. Similar records may be compiled on persons sentenced to less than 90 days, in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department. When all such existing available records have been assembled, each such classification committee shall determine whether or not any further investigation is necessary, and, if so, it shall make such additional investigation. Each classification committee shall determine and prescribe the custodial and rehabilitation program and the care for each person coming under its jurisdiction. The classification committee shall determine the persons who shall work and labor and shall assign persons to jobs, studies and programs according to their abilities and in the manner best calculated to effectuate their training and rehabilitation. Review for reclassification shall occur periodically in accordance with the Department's regulations, or whenever the committee shall deem it advisable.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6530;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6534. Payment of compensation.

§ 6534. Payment of compensation.
(a) The balance remaining in an inmate's account established and maintained in accordance with § 6532(f) of this title shall be paid to the inmate at the time of the inmate's release, except that the Department may from time to time, in its discretion, or upon order from a court of competent jurisdiction, pay all or part thereof to the inmate as spending money. The Department shall establish guidelines and procedures for payments to inmates in accordance with this section.
(b) The Department shall have the authority to deduct from any inmate's wages resulting from employment under the Private Sector/Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program a portion thereof to be applied to the Victim Compensation Fund created pursuant to Chapter 90 of this title. All deductions made by the Department pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to no more than 20 percent and no less than 5 percent of an inmate's gross wages received under the Program.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6534;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 436, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6534A. Claims for costs of support; lien.

§ 6534A. Claims for costs of support; lien.
Upon the sentencing of any convicted criminal to incarceration in any state correctional facility, the Attorney General may file a claim for future maintenance and support of such inmate with the court from which said inmate was sentenced, and thereupon the court may make an order making such inmate's estate or property liable for the expenses of such future care and support by the Department as is more fully provided in § 6532(f) of this title, and such claim, upon approval by the court, shall constitute a lien upon all property, real and personal, of said prisoner.
67 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VI. Classification and Employment › § 6534B. Delaware Correctional Industries Special Fund.

§ 6534B. Delaware Correctional Industries Special Fund.
(a) There is hereby established a Delaware Correctional Industries Special Fund which shall consist of:
(1) Moneys received from the sale of products as described in § 6532 of this title;
(2) Moneys received through the contract of service or labor as described in § 6532 of this title;
(3) Moneys received per § 6532(f)(3) of this title;
(4) Moneys received per § 6531A(c) of this title; and
(5) Moneys received per § 6531(d) of this title.
(b) Funds from the Delaware Correctional Industries Special Fund shall be expended only for the following purposes:
(1) Financing the Delaware Correctional Industries programs, including, but not limited to, all prison manufacturing, construction, contractual services and labor provided;
(2) Financing the educational programs required by § 6531A of this title;
(3) Financing the treatment and rehabilitation programs required by § 6531 of this title;
(4) Financing any and all programs as itemized in § 6532(f)(3) of this title; and
(5) Financing the casual/seasonal positions referenced in § 6506(c) of this title.
(c) The Delaware Correctional Industries Special Fund shall be appropriated and expended in conformity with the annual Appropriations Act of the State.
(d) Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the appropriation of general funds to support the programs itemized in subsection (b) of this section.
67 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  8;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;  79 Del. Laws, c. 296, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6535. Discipline.

§ 6535. Discipline.
The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the maintenance of good order and discipline in the facilities and institutions of the Department, including procedures for dealing with violations. Prisoners of the Department shall have access to those portions of the disciplinary rules that apply to them, at places and times deemed reasonable and appropriate by the Commissioner. There shall be a record of charges of infractions by inmates, any punishments imposed and of medical inspections made.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6535;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 306, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6536A. Medical care.

§ 6536A. Medical care.
(a) The Department shall make reasonable accommodations for the provision of available midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum women who have given birth in the last 6 weeks who are subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V. Persons providing midwifery or doula services must be granted appropriate facility access, must be allowed to attend and provide assistance during labor and childbirth where feasible, and must have access to the woman's relevant, otherwise protected health-care information if the woman seeking midwifery or doula services authorizes disclosure.
(b) The Department shall provide written notice to all pregnant and postpartum women subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V of the availability of midwifery and doula services.
(c) Definitions. —
As used in this section:
(1) “Doula services” means services provided by a trained doula and designed to provide physical, emotional, or information support to a pregnant woman before, during, and after delivery of a child. “Doula services” include the following:
a. Support and assistance during labor and childbirth.
b. Prenatal and postpartum educations.
c. Breastfeeding assistance and lactation support.
d. Parenting education.
e. Support in the event that a woman has been or will become separated from her child.
(2) “Midwife” means a midwife licensed under subchapter XIII of Chapter 17 of Title 24 or a certified nurse midwife licensed under Chapter 19 of Title 24.
(3) “Midwifery services” means medical aid rendered by a midwife to a woman during prenatal, intrapartum, or postpartum stages, or to a woman's newborn outside of the correctional facility up to 2 weeks of age.
(d) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall provide midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum women who have given birth in the last 6 weeks who are subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V.
(e) Nothing in this section prevents the Department from adopting policy guidelines for the delivery of midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum women subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V. Services under this section may not supplant health-care services routinely provided to women subject to the custody of the department at Level IV or V.
83 Del. Laws, c. 368, § 1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6537. Inmate contacts outside institution.

§ 6537. Inmate contacts outside institution.
(a) The Department shall authorize, under reasonable conditions, visits to, and correspondence with, inmates by relatives, friends and others and temporary release of inmates for such occasions as the death of a member of the inmate's family, or interview of the inmate by a prospective employer.
(b) With the exception of the authority granted under § 4205(h) and (l) of this title, the Department shall have no authority to place any person convicted of a class A felony, during the first 10 years of said sentence, or of any class A or B felony sex offense or C felony sex offense, during the first 10 years of said sentence, or any person sentenced pursuant to § 4204(k) of this title on any program or status beyond the confines of a secured institution to which the person must be classified. In the event of the death or serious illness of an immediate family member, or a similar emergency, the Commissioner of Correction shall have the authority to permit such person an escorted visit within the State under strict security. In the event that there exists extraordinary circumstances, excluding emergency situations authorized by the Commissioner pursuant to the previous sentence of this subsection, and the Commissioner of Correction agrees, the Commissioner may petition the Superior Court, after notice to the Attorney General, for permission to exempt an individual from the limitations contained in this section.
11 Del C. 1953,, §  6537;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 245, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  32;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6538. Furloughs.

§ 6538. Furloughs.
(a) The Department shall promulgate strict rules and regulations subject to the approval of the Institutional Release Classification Board under which inmates, as part of a program looking to their release from the custody of the Department, or their treatment, may be granted temporary furloughs from the institution to visit their families or to be interviewed by prospective employers.
(b) In the case of death, furloughs shall only be granted to an inmate for an immediate family which would include said inmate's mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband or wife. An inmate shall only be granted a furlough to attend a private viewing or wake with the inmate's immediate family. The Institutional Release Classification Board, or the warden in charge of the institution, in cases of emergency, shall set the conditions of an inmate's furlough, including the determination of whether the inmate should be handcuffed to the officer and when such action should take place.
(c) Inmates taking part in choral presentations and other legitimate programs shall be escorted by custodial officers whenever leaving the institution. Transportation and custodial costs shall be borne by the individuals or groups requesting the inmates' appearance and shall not be at the State's expense.
(d) The Department may permit inmates to participate in Community Service Projects by granting special furloughs for the period of such projects, not to exceed 14 days. Such furloughs shall not be considered personal furloughs under the Department rules and regulations. The time spent participating in a Community Service Project may be counted towards a restitution or community service component of a sentence. During a Community Service Project, the inmate need not be under the continual escort and supervision of custodial officers. All associated transportation and custodial costs shall be the responsibility of the organization which sponsors the Community Service Project.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or title to the contrary, no person serving a sentence imposed for a class A felony shall be permitted to participate in any furlough or furlough program under this section.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6538;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 704, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 363, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6539. Supervised custody program.

§ 6539. Supervised custody program.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the Department may place inmates outside the institutions and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department.
(b) The Department shall establish rules and regulations governing the eligibility of inmates for such placement and governing the conduct of inmates so placed.
(c) No inmate shall be placed in the supervised custody program established by this section unless, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements imposed by Departmental rules or regulations, the Department, in its discretion, determines that an inmate is trustworthy and does not pose a threat to the safety of the community.
(d) Any inmate released from incarceration pursuant to this section shall continue to be in the legal custody of the Department, notwithstanding the inmate's absence from a correctional institution.
(e) If any person released pursuant to this section shall violate any of the conditions of the person's release, the person shall immediately be returned to incarceration. Nothing in this section shall limit the discretion of the Department to return persons released pursuant to this section to incarceration. Placement into the supervised custody program shall be a privilege, not a right or entitlement, which may be withdrawn by the Department, in its absolute discretion. There shall be no judicial review of the refusal by the Department to place any inmate into the supervised custody program; nor shall there be any judicial review of the withdrawal of such privilege by the Department.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, persons convicted of class A felonies, persons detained in default of bail and persons sentenced to minimum mandatory terms of incarceration shall not be eligible for the supervised custody program.
62 Del. Laws, c. 259, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6540. Discharge allowance.

§ 6540. Discharge allowance.
(a) Persons discharged upon completion of their term or released on parole or mandatory conditional release may be supplied in accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, within budget requirements, with satisfactory clothing and transportation to the point of destination within the State. If the inmate's family is financially able, or if the inmate has resources, these shall be used prior to the use of public funds.
(b) Payments to eligible inmates who upon their release from an adult correctional facility are financially unable to obtain transportation away from the facility shall be expended as follows:
(1) Upon release, a prisoner who within 30 days prior to release has $50 or more in the prisoner's inmate account or accounts shall not be eligible for such payment, but shall be paid the amount in the prisoner's inmate account or accounts.
(2) Upon release, a prisoner who has less than $50 in the prisoner's inmate account or accounts shall be paid the amount remaining in the prisoner's account or accounts and may be paid an additional sum sufficient to ensure transportation to the prisoner's place of residence. Such sum sufficient, together with the funds available in the inmate account, shall not exceed $50.
(3) Any prisoner who, after using option (1) or (2) of this subsection, has insufficient funds to provide a one-way bus ticket to the prisoner's place of residence, shall forfeit all such funds and shall be provided with a 1-way bus ticket to the prisoner's place of residence, as well as sufficient funding to provide food during travel.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6539;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 259, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VII. Discipline, Medical Care and Discharge › § 6541. Publication of names of inmates on supervised custody, work release or furloughs.

§ 6541. Publication of names of inmates on supervised custody, work release or furloughs.
(a) Upon placing an inmate on supervised custody, work release or furloughs which shall include personal special visits whether escorted or unescorted the Department shall publish the name of that inmate and the crimes for which the inmate is incarcerated. Said information shall be published in each of the 3 counties of this State in a newspaper located in that county and having a general circulation throughout the county. No inmate shall be placed on supervised custody, work release or furloughs which shall include personal special visits whether escorted or unescorted until the notice provided for herein has been released for publication to the newspaper. This section shall not apply to those inmates being released on furlough or special visit for the purpose of attending the funeral of an immediate family member as specified under § 6538(b) of this title.
(b) In cases of inmates convicted of crimes against persons, including robbery, prior to publication of names, the Department shall notify the victim at the victim's last known place of residence.
64 Del. Laws, c. 200, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 396, §§  1-4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6550. Seal; authentication.

§ 6550. Seal; authentication.
The Department shall adopt a seal. Copies of all records and papers in the offices of the Department, certified by an authorized agent of the Department and authenticated by the seal, shall be evidence with like effect as the original.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6550;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6551. Cooperation with other departments and agencies.

§ 6551. Cooperation with other departments and agencies.
The Department shall cooperate with the courts and with public and private agencies and offices to assist it in attaining its purposes. The Department may enter into agreements with other departments of federal, state and municipal government for the employment of persons committed to the charge of the Department.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6551;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6552. Discharge of employees.

§ 6552. Discharge of employees.
All discharges shall be for cause and in accordance with regulations and procedures established by the Department. Upon requesting in writing, any discharged employee shall be given a hearing before the Board.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6552;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6556. Facilities, equipment and supplies.

§ 6556. Facilities, equipment and supplies.
The Department shall acquire, by lease, purchase or otherwise, all necessary facilities, equipment, supplies or articles for the carrying out of its duties in the safekeeping, maintenance, improvement and rehabilitation of those in its care.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6555;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6557. Offices and quarters.

§ 6557. Offices and quarters.
The Department shall secure and furnish offices and quarters sufficient for its needs.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6556;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6558. Lands and buildings.

§ 6558. Lands and buildings.
The Department may acquire, by lease, purchase or otherwise, and hold in the name of the State for the use of the Department, all necessary lands and buildings for the carrying out of its duties and functions.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6557;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6559. Contracts; limitations for interest.

§ 6559. Contracts; limitations for interest.
No officer or employee of the Department may be directly or indirectly concerned or interested in any contract, purchase or sale made by the Department or by its authority, or may accept any reward or gift, or any promise of any reward or gift, directly or indirectly from any person interested in any contract, purchase or sale made by the Department or its authority, and every officer and employee shall report to the Department all offenses coming to the officer's or employee's knowledge.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6558;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6560. Annual reports.

§ 6560. Annual reports.
The Commissioner shall make a report every year on or before November 15 to the Governor, showing the financial operation of the Department for the preceding year, together with adequate statistical information concerning the persons committed to the Department, or under the supervision of the Department, with such research reports, analysis, planning, evaluation and recommendations as may appear necessary to the advancement of the interest of the Department and its objectives. A copy of said report shall be sent to each member of the General Assembly and shall be made available to other agencies and citizens, as desired.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6559;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6561. Police powers of correction officers, employees and internal affairs investigators.

§ 6561. Police powers of correction officers, employees and internal affairs investigators.
(a) All correctional officers and employees of the Department shall have the full power of a State Police officer when:
(1) On duty at 1 of the correctional institutions; or
(2) In charge of prisoners at any place within the State and while going to or returning from such duty; or
(3) Searching for escaped prisoners.
(b) Only those correctional officers and employees who have been sworn in by the Commissioner shall have the power of a police officer under this section. The Department shall provide appropriate identification for all such correctional officers and employees.
(c) In addition to the police powers set forth in subsection (a) of this section, any internal affairs investigator in the Department who has been sworn in by the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall:
(1) Exercise the full power of a State Police officer when acting in the course and scope of the investigator's duties as an internal affairs investigator on or off the premises of a correctional institution; provided, however, that before an internal affairs investigator executes a search warrant or makes an arrest off the premises of a correctional institution, the Commissioner shall notify the Superintendent of the Delaware State Police or the Attorney General or both;
(2) Have the right of access at all times to the books, papers, records and other documents of the Department or any of its bureaus, divisions, units or other administrative subdivisions; and
(3) Have the power to summon employees of the Department as witnesses pursuant to a lawful internal affairs investigation.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6560;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  202;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6562A. Furnishing contraband; penalty.

§ 6562A. Furnishing contraband; penalty.
Whoever furnishes to any person committed to the jurisdiction of the Department:
(1) Any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug of any kind except as prescribed by a physician for medical treatment; or
(2) Any money without the knowledge and consent of the Department; or
(3) Any deadly weapon or part thereof, or any instrument or article which may be used to effect an escape,
shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6561;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 100, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6563. Incarceration upon arrest by private detective.

§ 6563. Incarceration upon arrest by private detective.
All persons arrested by private detectives or private detective agencies on state, county or municipal warrants, or in any other manner, shall be incarcerated only in the custody of the Department or in a place provided by the State, county or municipality for the incarceration of persons.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6562;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6564. Violation of § 6563 of this title.

§ 6564. Violation of § 6563 of this title.
Whoever, being a private detective, violates § 6563 of this title shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or, in default of the payment of such fine, imprisoned not less than 6 months nor more than 1 year.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6563;  54 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 532, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter VIII. General Provisions › § 6565. Mandatory training of correctional officers; exceptions; appropriations.

§ 6565. Mandatory training of correctional officers; exceptions; appropriations.
(a) All correctional officers of the Department shall be required to complete a basic training program as a condition of employment or continued employment.
(b) All correctional officers shall be required to complete advanced annual training after having completed the basic training program.
(c) The Department shall be responsible for administering the mandatory basic and advanced training programs for all correctional officers with responsibility and authority to obtain professional assistance from other sources to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the programs.
(d) There will be no exceptions granted to any correctional officer employed by the Department from the training provisions established by this section.
(e) The General Assembly shall appropriate each year to the Department of Correction such funds as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out this section.
60 Del. Laws, c. 617, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter IX. Interstate Corrections Compact › § 6570. Title.

§ 6570. Title.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Interstate Corrections Compact.”
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6570;  57 Del. Laws, c. 275.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter IX. Interstate Corrections Compact › § 6572. Powers.

§ 6572. Powers.
The Commissioner of the Department of Correction is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Compact in every particular.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6572;  57 Del. Laws, c. 275.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter IX. Interstate Corrections Compact › § 6573. Execution.

§ 6573. Execution.
The Governor shall execute the Interstate Corrections Compact on behalf of this State with any of the United States legally joining therein.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  6573;  57 Del. Laws, c. 275.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter IX-A. International Transfer of Prisoners › § 6575. Authorization.

§ 6575. Authorization.
Notwithstanding any law of this State to the contrary, if a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may authorize, on behalf of the State and subject to the terms of the treaty, the Commissioner of the Department of Correction to consent to the transfer of offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this State in the treaty.
74 Del. Laws, c. 258, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter X. Sentencing Accountability Commission › § 6580. Established; composition; purpose.

§ 6580. Established; composition; purpose.
(a) The Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) is hereby established. The Commission shall consist of 11 members, the body of which shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Four members of the judiciary appointed by the Chief Justice, 2 of whom shall be initially appointed for a 2-year term and 2 of whom shall be appointed to a 4-year term; provided, that each succeeding term for all 4 of such members shall be 4 years;
(2) The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;
(3) The Chief Defender or the Chief Defender's designee;
(4) The Commissioner of Corrections or the Commissioner of Corrections' designee;
(5) Four other members-at-large, each of whom shall, by training or experience, possess a knowledge of Delaware sentencing practices, 2 to be appointed by the Governor, 1 by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and 1 by the Speaker of the House. One of the members-at-large shall be appointed by the Governor for a 2-year term; the remaining members-at-large shall be appointed for 4-year terms; provided that each succeeding term following the initial term of all 4 members-at-large shall be 4 years.
The Chief Justice shall designate 1 of the members of the judiciary serving on the Commission to serve as Chairperson of the Commission.
(b) It shall be the overall purpose of this body to establish a system which emphasizes accountability of the offender to the criminal justice system and accountability of the criminal justice system to the public.
For purposes of this subchapter, the grouping of punishments consistent with the guidelines developed by the Commission shall be known as “accountability levels.”
(c) The Commission shall develop sentencing guidelines consistent with the overall goals of ensuring certainty and consistency of punishment commensurate with the seriousness of the offense and with due regard for resource availability and cost. In developing these guidelines, the Commission shall also consider the following additional goals in the priority in which they appear:
(1) Incapacitation of the violence-prone offender;
(2) Restoration of the victim as nearly as possible to the victim's preoffense status; and
(3) Rehabilitation of the offender.
64 Del. Laws, c. 402, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter X. Sentencing Accountability Commission › § 6581A. Additional duties of the Commission.

§ 6581A. Additional duties of the Commission.
The Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (SENTAC) is hereby directed, pursuant to § 6581(j) of this title, to modify or amend its Benchbook, so that the sentencing guidelines set forth in the Benchbook recommend that, in cases in which the weight of the controlled substance significantly exceeds the Tier 2 Controlled Substances Quantity and in which there is a conviction pursuant to § 4752 of Title 16, a sentence guideline range that is commensurate with the seriousness of the offense.
78 Del. Laws, c. 13, §  20;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter X. Sentencing Accountability Commission › § 6582. Treatment Access Committee established.

§ 6582. Treatment Access Committee established.
(a) There is established a permanent committee of the Sentencing Accountability Commission which shall be known as the “Treatment Access Committee.”
(b) The Treatment Access Committee shall be comprised of 7 voting members which shall include:
(1) The Chairperson of SENTAC, ex officio, who shall serve as Chairperson of the Committee;
(2) The Secretary of Health and Social Services, ex officio;
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Youth Services, ex officio;
(4) The Commissioner of Corrections, ex officio;
(5) The Chairperson of the Board of Parole, ex officio;
(6) Two additional members, 1 of whom shall represent the President of the Senate and 1 of whom shall represent the Speaker of the House; and
(7) Such other nonvoting members as will assist the Committee in performing its functions as are appointed by the Chairperson of SENTAC.
(c) The Treatment Access Committee shall supervise the establishment of a Treatment Access Center for substance abusing offenders. The Treatment Access Center shall be designed in a manner to coordinate the provision of substance abuse evaluation and treatment by public and private providers to criminal defendants and youths adjudicated delinquent or pending such adjudication. The Committee shall have the power through its Chairperson to make and enter into any and all contracts, agreements or stipulations; and to seek, accept and receive funds, grants or donations necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section.
(d) The Treatment Access Committee shall supervise the expenditure of funds from the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Treatment, Education and Prevention Fund. It shall make grants to the Treatment Access Center, and to other state and local public entities or agencies for substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation, education or prevention activities, subject to the provisions of § 4803A(b) of Title 16.
(e) The Treatment Access Committee shall report annually to SENTAC and the General Assembly on its activities and the status of substance abuse problems in Delaware.
68 Del. Laws, c. 443, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter XI. Institutional Planning › § 6590. Comprehensive plan.

§ 6590. Comprehensive plan.
The Department shall develop a comprehensive plan for determining the need for establishing various types of correctional facilities, for selecting the location of a correctional facility, and for determining the size of the correctional facility. The comprehensive plan shall include procedures for evaluation of environmental, social, economic, transportation, land use, property value, public and social services impacts generated by the construction of a particular facility in any proposed location within the State. The comprehensive plan shall not be implemented until the General Assembly, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of those elected and serving in each house thereof by a roll call vote, approves the comprehensive plan.
67 Del. Laws, c. 254, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 65. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION › Subchapter XI. Institutional Planning › § 6592. Action for noncompliance with site selection process.

§ 6592. Action for noncompliance with site selection process.
(a) Any person who resides in the city, town or county in which the Department has determined a need for a correctional facility may bring an action in a court of proper jurisdiction if the Department has not followed the site selection process set forth in this subchapter.
(b) An action brought under this section shall not be maintained if it is filed more than 60 days after the Department formally announces its final site selection.
67 Del. Laws, c. 254, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 66. Restraint of Pregnant Persons in Custody › § 6601. Findings and purposes.

§ 6601. Findings and purposes.
The General Assembly hereby finds that the physical restraint of persons in custody during pregnancy, labor, and recovery presents serious risks to the health and well-being of mother and baby. In most circumstances, the use of restraints is unnecessary and dangerous.
78 Del. Laws, c. 330, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 365, § 1;