New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census,the population was 570,719,making it the most populous county in Delaware,with nearly 60% of the state's population of 989,948. The county seat is Wilmington,which is also the state's most populous city. New Castle County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is named after William Cavendish,1st duke of Newcastle. New Castle County has the highest population and population density of any Delaware county,and it is the smallest county in the state by area. It has more people than the other two counties,Kent and Sussex,combined. It is also the most economically developed of the three.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for oversight of Ohio State Correctional Facilities,along with its Incarcerated Individuals. Ohio's prison system is the sixth-largest in America,with 27 state prisons and three facilities for juveniles. In December 2018,the number of inmates in Ohio totaled 49,255,with the prison system spending nearly $1.8 billion that year. ODRC headquarters are located in Columbus.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a state agency of Mississippi that operates prisons. It has its headquarters in Jackson. As of 2020 Burl Cain is the commissioner.
The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County,Colorado,near Colorado Springs. The Colorado Department of Corrections runs 20 state-run prisons and also has been affiliated with 7 for-profit prisons in Colorado,of which the state currently contracts with 3 for-profit prisons.
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is a government agency of the State of Maryland that performs a number of functions,including the operation of state prisons. It has its headquarters in an unincorporated area of Baltimore County,Maryland,United States,with a Baltimore address. There are additional offices in Sykesville.
The Missouri Department of Corrections is the state law enforcement agency that operates state prisons in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has its headquarters in Missouri's capital of Jefferson City.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections is a state agency of the Kentucky Justice &Public Safety Cabinet that operates state-owned adult correctional facilities and provides oversight for and sets standards for county jails. They also provide training,community based services,and oversees the state's Probation &Parole Division. The agency is headquartered in the Health Services Building in Frankfort. Note- Otter Creek Correctional Complex is now officially Southeast State Correctional Complex post reacquisition.
An execution chamber,or death chamber,is a room or chamber in which capital punishment is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls of a maximum-security prison,although not always at the same prison where the death row population is housed. Inside the chamber is the device used to carry out the death sentence.
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government responsible for the oversight of more than 20,000 convicted offenders in Tennessee's fourteen prisons,three of which are privately managed by CoreCivic. The department is headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Correction,who is currently Frank Strada. TDOC facilities' medical and mental health services are provided by Corizon. Juvenile offenders not sentenced as adults are supervised by the independent Tennessee Department of Children's Services,while inmates granted parole or sentenced to probation are overseen by the Department of Correction (TDOC)/Department of Parole. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association. The department has its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Rachel Jackson Building in Nashville.
The James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC),formerly the Delaware Correctional Center (DCC),is a state prison for men in unincorporated New Castle County,Delaware,USA,with a Smyrna post office address. It is the Delaware Department of Correction's largest correctional facility.
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the government agency responsible for community corrections and operating prisons and correctional facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association and is one of the oldest functioning correctional agencies in the United States. Its headquarters is located in the state capital of Richmond.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) is the government agency responsible for operations and management of prison facilities in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Corrections operates 9 correctional facilities,11 Residential Community Release Programs,and 1 Assessment Center. The department is headquartered in Trenton.
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) is a government agency dedicated to the management and supervision of convicted felons in the U.S. state of Utah. It is currently led by the Executive Director Brian Nielson. It has its headquarters in the Utah Department of Corrections Administration Building in Draper.
The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located on the property of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City,across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Board of Corrections are appointees:five members are appointed by the Governor;two members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;and two members are appointed by the Speaker of the house of Representatives. The board is responsible for setting the policies of the Department,approving the annual budget request,and working with the Director of Corrections on material matters of the agency. T. Hastings Siegfried is the current chairman of the board. The director,who serves at the pleasure of the governor,is the chief executive of the department. The current director of Corrections is Steven Harpe,who was appointed in October 2022.
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the government agency responsible for operating state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida. It has its headquarters in the state capital of Tallahassee.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) is a state law enforcement agency responsible for the incarceration of inmates and management of facilities at state prisons within the state of Louisiana. The agency is headquartered in Baton Rouge. The agency comprises two major areas:Public Safety Services and Corrections Services. The secretary,who is appointed by the governor of Louisiana,serves as the department's chief executive officer. The Corrections Services deputy secretary,undersecretary,and assistant secretaries for the Office of Adult Services and the Office of Youth Development report directly to the secretary. Headquarters administration consists of centralized divisions that support the management and operations of the adult and juvenile institutions,adult and juvenile probation and parole district offices,and all other services provided by the department.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) is the Pennsylvania state agency that is responsible for the confinement,care,and rehabilitation of approximately 37,000 inmates at state correctional facilities funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The agency is headquartered in Hampden Township,Cumberland County in Greater Harrisburg,near Mechanicsburg.
The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) operates nine prisons,four community release centers and 20 probation and parole offices in seven districts located throughout the state of Idaho. The agency has its headquarters in Boise.
Capital punishment in Delaware was formally abolished in 2024,however it has not been enforced after Delaware’s capital punishment statues were declared unconstitutional by the Delaware Supreme Court on August 2,2016. The ruling retroactively applies to earlier death sentences,and remaining Delaware death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment. The capital statute for first-degree murder under Title 11,Chapter 42,Section 09,of the Delaware Code was fully repealed on September 26,2024.
