The Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington, parts of which date back 125 years, is set to shut its doors by next March.
Delaware Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Shane Troxler says that demand for lower-level facilities like Plummer has declined in recent years for a variety of reasons.
“We’ve got over 1000 beds that are empty, which is a good thing,” he said. “It means our efforts to reduce recidivism, to ensure we’re making re-entry efforts, are working.”…