Our Mission

To protect the public by supervising adult offenders through safe and humane services, programs and facilities.

Our Values (I-CARD)

Integrity

: We shall be honest and consistent in character with regard to the values, beliefs and principles of the Department.

Courage

: We shall act in a manner that displays physical, moral, ethical and social courage in the face of challenges and difficult decisions.

Accountability

: We shall be responsible for all actions that lead to the achievement of the Departments mission.

Respect

: We shall behave with the utmost respect in all personal and professional interactions.

Diversity

: We shall value different ideas, cultures and beliefs and the contributions that those differences bring to the Department.

Our Organization

Unlike most state correctional systems, the Delaware Department of Correction is a unified correctional system, which manages offenders from pre-trial detention through incarceration and community supervision.

The Department is led by the Office of the Commissioner and is organized into four bureaus:

• Administrative Services
• Correctional Healthcare Services
• Prisons
• Community Corrections