Harrington Jail Roster Lookup
The Harrington jail roster covers adult inmates held by the Delaware Department of Correction after a Harrington arrest. Harrington is a small Kent County city and home to the Delaware State Fairgrounds. The city does not run its own jail. After a Harrington arrest, the inmate goes to JTVCC in Smyrna. Women go to Baylor in New Castle. This page shows you how to search the Harrington jail roster, the Harrington Police records path, and which Kent County tools back up a Harrington inmate lookup.
Harrington Overview
How the Harrington Jail Roster Works
Harrington is in central Kent County. The city has a small force, and many Harrington arrests start at a local stop or call. Big events at the State Fairgrounds each summer add to the Harrington jail roster count. All adult Harrington inmates are held by the state DOC. JTVCC in Smyrna is the main site for men. Baylor in New Castle is the site for women.
Use the Delaware DOC inmate locator to search the Harrington jail roster by inmate name or SBI number.
Sign up for alerts at VINELink. When a Harrington inmate custody status changes, VINELink can text, email, or call you. That helps victims and families tied to a Harrington jail roster case.
Harrington Police Department
Harrington Police sit at 10 Mechanic Street, Harrington, DE 19952. Main line: (302) 398-4495. The office also runs (302) 398-4493, 4494, and 4495 for various desks. Fax: (302) 398-8947. The department handles arrest records, incident reports, and traffic citations for the city. Records requests fall under Delaware FOIA.
Harrington Police work with the Kent County Sheriff, Dover Police, and Delaware State Police Troop 3 on bigger cases. Special events at the State Fairgrounds call for extra law enforcement coordination during the Fair and related dates.
Harrington Police book arrestees through JTVCC in Smyrna, which sits about 20 miles north. Family visits to JTVCC from Harrington can take 30 to 45 minutes by car.
JTVCC for Harrington Inmates
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center is the main Harrington jail roster facility for men. JTVCC sits at 1181 Paddock Road, Smyrna, DE 19977. Call (302) 653-9261 for general info. JTVCC is Delaware's largest prison, holding about 2,500 male inmates across all security levels.
JTVCC runs GED prep, job training, drug care, and mental health care. Harrington inmates here can join these programs before their Delaware jail roster time ends. The Kent County Community Corrections Center in Dover, known as KCCC, handles work release for inmates near the end of their time.
Women from Harrington do not go to JTVCC. They go to Baylor in New Castle and still show on the same state jail roster. Visits at either site must be booked in advance.
Kent Sheriff and Harrington Jail Roster
The Kent County Sheriff's Office at 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901, serves Harrington and the rest of Kent County. Call (302) 736-2161. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Kent Sheriff does not run a jail or a Harrington jail roster. Those live at the Delaware DOC.
For a Harrington warrant check, call the Kent Sheriff. For a Harrington inmate lookup, go to the DOC inmate locator. Sheriff duties include civil process, inmate transport between sites, court security, and sheriff sales.
Kent County SBI at 655 South Bay Road, Suite 1B, Dover, runs fingerprint prints for Harrington residents. Walk-ins are fine at the Kent office.
Kent Courts for Harrington Cases
Harrington felony cases move through Kent County Superior Court at 38 The Green, Dover, DE 19901. Call (302) 739-5353 for the Prothonotary. Misdemeanor Harrington cases go to the Kent Court of Common Pleas at (302) 739-4618. Minor cases may land at a Justice of the Peace Court.
Use Delaware CourtConnect for an online case search tied to a Harrington inmate. The system shows case numbers, party info, and dates on each Harrington jail roster entry.
Expungement petitions for Harrington cases file at Kent Superior Court. Once a judge signs, the inmate record drops off the Harrington jail roster and the SBI file. Visit the Kent County Superior Court page for forms.
State Police and FOIA for Harrington
Delaware State Police support Harrington on Route 13 and Route 14 and in rural Kent County. State Police Troop 3 in Dover covers the area. All DSP arrests near Harrington feed JTVCC and the Harrington jail roster. See dsp.delaware.gov for troop contact info and records links.
Under Delaware FOIA, all agencies must reply to a records request in 15 business days. The first 20 pages of copies are free. Added pages run $0.10 each. DSP FOIA requests go through the State Police FOIA coordinator. The DOJ at attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/executive/foia/ handles FOIA appeals when a request is denied.
For deep Harrington inmate history, pair the Delaware jail roster with CourtConnect and the Sex Offender Registry at sexoffender.dsp.delaware.gov. Delaware uses three tiers for sex offender tracking.
Harrington residents can also check the Delaware Public Archives at archives.delaware.gov for old Harrington inmate records. The Archives keep old prison papers, pardon files, and jail roster books. Call (302) 744-5000 to plan a visit.
DELJIS at deljis.delaware.gov is the backend system behind every Delaware jail roster entry, including Harrington ones. The public does not log into DELJIS, but its output is what you see on the inmate locator. DELJIS also ties Delaware records to the FBI's NCIC.
For expungement help, the Delaware Office of Defense Services at ods.delaware.gov has free forms and how-to guides. Harrington cases follow the same Title 11, Chapter 43 rules as the rest of Delaware.
A Harrington jail roster FOIA reply does not have to include every paper. Exempt files include ongoing investigation files, personnel files, and some inmate medical files. Section 10002 of the Delaware FOIA lists 19 exempt record types. Under Section 10003 of Title 29, Chapter 100, the 15-business-day clock still runs for what is not exempt.
If a Harrington jail roster denial seems wrong, you can appeal to the Delaware Attorney General at attorneygeneral.delaware.gov. The AG must reply within 20 days for state agencies and 10 days for other public bodies. That is a fast path to get a Harrington inmate file unlocked.
The Delaware FOIA statute at delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c100/ is the full text of the law. Section 10002 defines public records. Section 10003 sets the rules for copies and fees. Harrington requests fall under the same rules as all other Delaware cities tied to the jail roster.
Note: State Fair week brings extra arrests. A Harrington jail roster check during Fair time may show bookings tied to event calls.
Harrington in Kent County
Harrington is in Kent County. Visit the county page for a wider view of the Kent jail roster tools, JTVCC, and FOIA rules.
Nearby Cities
These Kent County cities share the same state jail roster and route through JTVCC.