Delaware Criminal Justice Council News

• Marking Delaware’s Progress Improving Reentry Services January 13, 2020
  Governor John Carney on Monday joined state leaders at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington to review progress on improving reentry services for offenders and to announce more than $1 million in grants to support Delaware’s reentry initiatives.
• April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 16, 2019
  WILMINGTON, DE —During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Network of Delaware (SAND) and its member agencies will bring the theme of “I Ask” to life by holding several awareness events through the state.   “I Ask” builds on the idea that consent is a healthy, normal, and necessary part of everyday interactions. The month […]
• Honoring Crime Victims During Delaware Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 8, 2019
    Dover, Del.- Join the Delaware Victims’ Rights Task Force and its participating agencies as we observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW).  NCVRW promotes victims’ rights and honors crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf.   This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Past, Creating Hope for the Future.”  This year’s theme encourages commemoration, honor, […]

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Delaware Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) News 

• DNA Samples of 1,600 Delaware Convicts Were Not Entered Into National Database For Years (Delawareonline Article) – August 27, 2018
• Tackling the Rape Kit Backlog Has Already Gotten Results (Delawareonline Article) – August 24, 2018
• Horrifying Sexual Assault Statistics Show Delaware Must Keep Up the Fight (Delawareonline Article) – August 14, 2018
• Delaware Gets Help With Backlog of Untested Rape Kits (6 ABC Action News) – August 1, 2018
• DNA Cracks Cold Case; Man Charged in Multiple Wilmington Rape, Strangulation Cases (Delawareonline Article) – July 31, 2018

CJC Press Releases & Media

• Criminal Justice Council Announces Egrants System – September 12, 2014
• Council Selects New Executive Director – July 2, 2014

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