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Joint Finance Hearing Snapshots

February 13, 2026
Delaware Legislative Hall's East Entrance in black and white.

The following informational slides are from state agencies that made presentations to the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee this week.

The Delaware Criminal Justice Information System

The Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS) manages and maintains all the state’s criminal justice databases and supplies that information primarily to state agencies and the court system.

DELJIS graphic from their Joint Finance hearing showing report summary from 2025.
Law Enforcement report summary for 2025 reflecting the total incidents, traffic related incidents , impaired driving incidents, and other enforcement related incidents.

DELJIS complete presentation here.

The Delaware Department of Correction

The Delaware Department of Correction operates the state’s prison system and is responsible for managing the inmate population, including healthcare, rehabilitation, and reentry programs.

Department of Corrections budget graphic with details in caption.
Two pie charts from Department of Corrections’ Joint Finance briefing showing correctional officer vacancies declined from 19% in September 2023 to 9.5% in February 2026.

Department of Correction’s complete presentation here.

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The Delaware Economic Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) issued its latest state revenue estimate earlier this week for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027, which begins July 1. This estimate is the fourth in a series of five and will play a […]

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