A bill that would prohibit higher education institutions from asking about an applicantâs criminal history is headed to the Delaware House. It drew a lot of comment during a hearing Wednesday in the Senate Education Committee and ultimately passed with one yay and three on its merits. It was approved Thursday by the Senate, sending it to the …
SUSSEX CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION/GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW A two-day virtual summit on Delawareâs correctional system ended with Sen. Marie Pinkney apologizing to current and former inmates for perceived failures in the stateâs criminal justice system. âTo those who have been involved in our justice system or to those that love people that have been involved in our justice system, we apologize …
A two-day virtual summit focused on improving Delawareâs correctional system will begin Tuesday morning. The event, organized by Sen. Marie Pinkney, D-New Castle, and Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown, D-New Castle South, will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23 and is open to the public. The âState of State of Correctionsâ summit …
A group of female legislators on Wednesday announced the formation of a new caucus to focus on issues affecting women. The Delaware Legislative Womenâs Caucus will include lawmakers from both parties and both chambers of the General Assembly and âwill focus primarily on advancing the shared interests of women by advocating for policies that will make Delaware a better place …
Photo screen-captured from the New Castle County Police Critical Incident Briefing, linked below. The New Castle County Police Officers who killed Lymond Moses in January 2021 will not face criminal charges after Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced she had found their use of deadly force to be justifiable. On Jan. 13, 2021, three officers from the New Castle County Police …
Democrat McBride cites âinequities in our justice system, a climate crisis at our shores and a crisis of trust.â Republican Pettyjohn seeks âcommon ground.â
