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DE HB151

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mara Gorman

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Origin

House of Representatives

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the operation of private, for-profit detention facilities within Delaware

  • Defines "private detention facility" as any facility operated by a nongovernmental, for-profit entity under contract with a government agency to incarcerate or confine persons awaiting trial or serving sentences

  • Exempts juvenile rehabilitative and treatment facilities under Family Court jurisdiction from the prohibition

  • Exempts mental health evaluation and treatment facilities operating under court commitment orders

  • Excludes from the ban: educational/vocational/medical services provided to inmates under Department of Correction supervision, licensed residential care facilities, school disciplinary detention, and public health quarantine facilities

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Detention Facilities.

Last Action

Amendment HA 2 to HB 151 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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