A 41-year-old Laurel man is the latest inmate to die in Delaware prisons. George J. Dombrosky, was serving 50 years and 20 days for first-degree Unlawful Sexual Intercourse and second-degree Murder at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) near Smyrna. His sentence effective date was 11/10/1997. According to a Department of Correction press release, Dombroskly died “after [...]
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Delaware’s latest inmate death
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Delaware’s latest inmate death
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Joseph Birowski, of Hartley, is the most recent inmate to die in Delaware’s prison system. Birowsky, 53, was serving a 20 year sentence at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) for Continuous Sexual Abuse and Unlawful Sexual Intercourse. According to a Department of Correction press release, Birowsky died in the JTVCC infirmary Sunday night at [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Two inmates commit suicide on same day
Posted in Carl Danberg, Criminal Justice Reform, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse on January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Two inmates housed at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) near Smyrna died Thursday of apparent suicides. According to press releases from DOC spokesman John Painter, both inmates hung themselves. Brian Smith, 40, of Lansdowne, PA, was being held in default of bail on charges of Rape 1st, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Possession of [...]
Cathcart, Short urge feds to probe DOC
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on January 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
DOC fails to keep its agreement with U.S. Justice Department to improve inmate medical care
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on December 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Feds grant DOC more time to satisfy Memorandum of Agreement The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) has failed to keep it’s agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, in which it promised to improve inmate health care. According to an e-mail sent Thursday morning by the DOC, the U.S. Department of Justice has granted the [...]
Delaware’s latest inmate death
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bruce L. Donophan, 54, of Lincoln, is the most recent inmate to die in the Delaware Department of Correction. Donophan was serving a sentence of nine months and 27 days for a parole violation. His sentence began Sept. 30, 2009. According to a written statement by the DOC, Donophan’s body has been turned over to the State [...]
Wilmington pastor calls for investigation into retaliation against 42 inmate whistleblowers
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Rogue Force on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Reverend Christopher Bullock, senior pastor of the Canaan Baptist Church, wants an investigation into allegations that guards at the Sussex Correctional Institution are retaliating against the 42 inmates who came forward telling state officials they witnessed an unprovoked assault by three guards on one inmate – an attack they claim was started by the [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Retaliation begins against 42 inmate whistleblowers at SCI
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on December 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
(Editor’s note: this story can also be viewed in CRI’s Special Reports section.) Victim of the assault by guards still suffering from injuries received during the beating, according to his written statement obtained by CRI. By Lee Williams After 42 inmates at the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown came forward telling state officials they witnessed [...]
CORRECTION: hole in buttocks now six inches deep
Posted in Carl Danberg, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the wife of the inmate suffering from the hole in his buttocks, which according to his medical records contains MRSA, Staph and other bacteria, the wound has now burrowed to a depth of six-inches, and the opening is as big as a silver dollar. The Department of Correction, she said, will not discuss [...]
DOC releases RFP seeking prison medical vendor(s) to replace Correctional Medical Services
Posted in Carl Danberg, Civil Rights, Department of Correction, Inmate Abuse, Prisons, Rogue Force on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today released a Request For Proposals (RFP) soliciting vendors to provide healthcare services to the prison inmate population. The new RFP will allow the option of multiple vendors, so potential vendors will be able to bid to provide a portion of services, such as mental health services, substance abuse [...]
