Private detention facilities; conduct prohibited.
Del. Code tit. 11, § 6593
in effect(a) This State, a unit of local government, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent thereof, may not do any of the following:
(1) Enter into an agreement for the detention of an individual in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity.
(2) Pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray any cost related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity.
(3) Receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of an individual in a detention facility owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity.
(4) Give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of a detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or part, by a private entity.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits this State or a unit of local government that owns, manages, or operates a detention facility from contracting with a private entity or person to provide ancillary services in that facility, such as, medical services, food service, educational services, or facility repair and maintenance.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c065/sc11/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026