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Howard R Young Correctional Institution
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Howard R Young Correctional Institution is a state prison located in New Castle County, Delaware. Rated capacity: 1,180. Reported population: 1,658. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, colloquially known as Gander Hill Prison, is a state prison for male inmates in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, owned and operated by the Delaware Department of Correction. The facility first opened in 1982, and houses 1500 inmates.
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Capacity
1,180
Current population
1,658
Occupancy
141%
Year opened
1982
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1982
Region
Delaware
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 141% of design capacity
This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- USGS National Map structures — U.S. Geological Survey
- Wikidata (Q28206745)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Howard R Young Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/howard-r-young-correctional-institution
"Howard R Young Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/howard-r-young-correctional-institution.
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