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21 New Delaware Correctional Officers

DOVER, Del. (AP) - The Delaware Department of Corrections has 21 new correctional officers joining the department.

The Delaware State News reports that the new class graduated Friday with an hour-long graduation ceremony attended by Gov. John Carney.

The new officers are from Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The department still has 145 unfilled positions. That's about a 10% vacancy rate.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.