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Sussex Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Sussex County, Delaware. Rated capacity: 1,206. Reported population: 1,130. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,206
Current population
1,130
Occupancy
94%
Year opened
1931
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1931
Region
Delaware
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Have you ever heard the expression, “You take you wherever you go”? I believe this is true, but I also believe that people, places and things matter. After spending three years at Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware, I requested and was granted an interstate transfer to SCI-Chester in Pennsylvania. That move jump-started my healing. At Chester, I received drug and trauma treatment. And I
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World Prisons. (2026). Sussex Correctional Institution. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sussex-correctional-institution
"Sussex Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sussex-correctional-institution.
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