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