Delaware
Guides and facility information for Delaware DOC facilities — a unified system whose four prisons hold both pretrial detainees and sentenced people.
Delaware runs a unified correctional system: the state Department of Correction (DOC) is responsible for everything from pretrial detention through prison and probation, with no county jails. Its four facilities — James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington, Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, and the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in New Castle — hold sentenced people and detainees alike, alongside Level IV community corrections centers for work release and treatment. DOC points families to VINE to find someone and runs a dedicated Family Services line. Use the guides below for state-specific rules and procedures, or jump to a specific facility.
State guides
Visiting in Delaware (DOC)
How Delaware's phone-scheduled visiting works — there is no application form; you call the facility's visit line a week ahead — plus the dress code and what to expect at the door.
Mail & Packages in Delaware (DOC)
Why mail to Delaware prisons goes to Las Vegas, the white-envelope and SBI-number rules, what survives the scanning process, and the vendor package program.
Phone & Video Calls in Delaware (DOC)
How calls, tablet messaging, and video visits work in Delaware prisons — one GettingOut account covers all of it, with a five-number calling list.
Sending Money in Delaware (DOC)
How deposits work in Delaware — kiosks, ConnectNetwork, and the Dallas money-order address — plus the $600 account cap, deductions, and commissary.
Medical & Mental Health in Delaware (DOC)
How healthcare works in Delaware facilities — the published co-pay schedule, sick call, the 7-day medical grievance window, and how families can report concerns.
Transfers & Facility Placement in Delaware (DOC)
How Delaware's unified system works — where someone goes after arrest, intake and classification, the five supervision levels, and tracking moves through VINE.
Facilities
Baylor Women's Correctional Institution
New Castle · Minimum through maximum custody — pretrial and sentenced women
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution
Wilmington · Level V — pretrial detainees and sentenced men
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Smyrna · Minimum through maximum custody (men)
Sussex Correctional Institution
Georgetown · Minimum through maximum custody — pretrial and sentenced men
Organizations that help families
Independent organizations in this state that support families of incarcerated people. They are not affiliated with this site, and their services and contact details can change — contact an organization directly to confirm what it offers.
Delaware Center for Justice
A Wilmington-based nonprofit (founded 1920) running adult and youth programs for crime victims and justice-impacted people (reintegration, restoration) alongside policy work on decarceration, sentencing reform, compassionate release, and the collateral consequences of conviction.
Prison Outreach of Delaware
A Christian prison ministry (operating since 1963) providing chaplaincy and discipleship inside Delaware facilities (including James T. Vaughn Correctional Center), running the "Broken Beginnings" aftercare program, working with families of incarcerated youth, and distributing a DE DOC Family & Friends Handbook.
ACLU of Delaware — Campaign for Smart Justice
The Delaware affiliate's criminal-legal-reform campaign works to reduce the state's prison population, reform probation, and address racial disparities; its Smart Justice Ambassadors program recruits, trains (paid), and empowers Delawareans directly impacted by the justice system.