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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, near Smyrna.[1] It is the Delaware Department of Corrections's largest correctional facility for adult males.
JTVCC houses some 2,500 minimum, medium, and maximum security inmates. It is also the primary facility for housing the Kent County pre-trial (detainee) population.
The State's death row for males is in JTVCC, while the death row for females is in Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution.[2] Executions occur at JTVCC.[3]
The facility is named for former Delaware State Senator James T. Vaughn Sr (1925-2007).
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History
DCC opened in 1971 with a capacity of 441, which has since been increased to over 2,600.
In 1996, construction began on a $110 million, 888-bed addition including 600 new maximum security cells in six new units. The new addition houses the Security Housing Unit (SHU) and the Medium-High Housing Unit (MHU).
Prisoners in the SHU, which includes the prison's death row, occupy single-bunked cells in which they are locked for 23 hours a day. Inmates, other than those sentenced to the death penalty, may earn their way out of the SHU through good behavior.
Notable prisoners
References
- ^ "James T. Vaughn Correctional Center." Delaware Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Death Row Fact Sheet." Delaware Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
- ^ "JAMES T VAUGHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (formerly DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER)." Delaware Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Offender > Delaware." Vinelink. Retrieved on February 21, 2011. "Offender Name: THOMAS J CAPANO Date of Birth: 10/11/1949 Age: 61 Race: White Gender: Male Custody Status: In Custody Location of Offender: James T. Vaughn Correctional Center" "Reporting Agency: Delaware Department of Correction"
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Categories:- 1971 establishments
- Prisons in Delaware
- Capital punishment in Delaware
- Buildings and structures in New Castle County, Delaware
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