State ex rel. duPont ex rel. Johnson v. Ingram

O’HARA, Judge.

This proceeding was initiated upon petitioners’ request for a Writ of Mandamus based upon the language of the then existing 11 Del.C. § 6526(a) which provided :

“(a) Appropriate, separate custodial care and work and training facilities shall be provided for youthful offenders by the Department.”

The thrust of petitioners’ petition, filed on behalf of several prisoners then being housed in the State Correctional facilities in Smyrna, was to the effect that the Department of Health and Social Services (hereinafter “Department”) was not complying with the above statute in connection…