Baylor Women's Correctional Institution Inmate Bail & Bonds

Start with Baylor Women's Correctional Institution Inmate Search. It shows custody status, and a missing name can mean the booking is only minutes old. The state also points families to VINELink, which sends a call, text, or email when custody changes. For things the search cannot say, such as which housing unit or which charges, call the visit line at 302-577-5837 or the front desk at 302-577-3004.

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Yes. The Department of Correction calls Baylor the state's only women's prison, and it holds both pretrial and sentenced adult women. Delaware has no county jails, so a woman arrested anywhere in the state who cannot be released after her first court appearance is usually sent here. That means bail can matter here, unlike at a treatment center or work-release building where nearly everyone is already sentenced.

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A judge may have ordered her held, or she may not yet have met a release term. The state's detention counts also include women found guilty who wait for sentencing and women held for a probation hearing.

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Less than before. A new state law took effect February 1, 2026. It says judges should lean toward release with non-money conditions. A judge may require a money bond only in exceptional circumstances stated on the record, and must set the lowest amount reasonably needed while weighing what the person can pay.

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A Justice of the Peace judge usually does it at the first appearance, often by video from the place of detention. The court nearest Baylor is JP Court 11, 2 Penns Way, Suite 100A, New Castle, which is open 24 hours a day, every day, at 302-323-4450. The Wilmington criminal court, JP Court 20 at 824 Market Street, is open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 302-574-1500.

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Four types appear in Delaware court materials. Own recognizance means she signs a promise to appear and pays nothing. Unsecured means she pays nothing now but owes the full amount if she skips court. Secured means money or property must be posted before release. Cash means the full amount listed must be paid up front.

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Look first at the paperwork from court or ask her lawyer, because the judge picks the amount in each case. The state has no published bail chart that we could read, so we give no sample dollar amounts. Check Baylor Women's Correctional Institution Inmate Search for any listed amount. The court that set it can also tell you; call JP Court 11 at 302-323-4450 and give her full name and birth date.

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Bail is posted with the court that set it, not at the prison gate. The Court of Common Pleas takes bonds at its clerk's office Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For a Justice of the Peace case, JP Court 11 at 302-323-4450 is the best first call because it never closes. Ask which court holds her bond, what forms it takes, and how the release order reaches Baylor. After the court accepts payment, the facility releases her once it receives the court's order, so release may not be instant.

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The Justice of the Peace courts accept cash, checks, debit cards, and Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit cards for money paid at arraignment. A cash bail needs the full amount listed.

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Often a bondsman posts the security, and that can help when the full amount is out of reach. Delaware lets only licensed bail agents do this work in court. A 2013 state law set the bondsman's premium at no less than 5 percent and no more than 10 percent on bonds over $1,000. The state court office that registers agents is at 302-255-0087 if you want to confirm a license.

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Sometimes. Delaware judges may require a title search when property backs a bond. A Superior Court directive says that, unless the judge orders otherwise, the bond must be backed by a judgment or mortgage on the property, and the person pledging it swears to its details under oath. The papers we read did not say whether the land must lie in Delaware. Ask the court clerk before you start a title search or pay a fee.

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Under the new law, a judge can order a woman held without bail only for a listed serious offense, such as a class A felony, first-degree assault or robbery, rape, kidnapping, strangulation, certain gun charges, or major drug dealing. The State must file a written motion. A temporary hold lasts up to 10 days, with a full hearing within 10 days of arrest unless extended. Limits apply: for example, 60 days before indictment. Her lawyer can ask a Superior Court judge to review the order right away.

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Paying a bond on a new charge may not free her if another hold exists. The state says the DOC may keep someone past a release date if another jurisdiction wants her. State law applies bail-release rules to probationers arrested for a violation, but we could not read the details. Ask her lawyer or probation officer before paying, and see Baylor Women's Correctional Institution Inmate Search for the latest status.

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Yes. If she is held more than 72 hours because she cannot meet money terms, the court must review them on its own within 10 days of detention. Her lawyer can also file a motion to change conditions, and the hearing must happen within 10 days. At the first appearance, a lawyer must be offered, and a woman who cannot afford one must have one appointed within 24 hours of arrest.

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Delaware's Office of Defense Services provides public defenders. In New Castle County, the Wilmington main office is at 820 N. French Street, 3rd Floor, 302-577-5200. Intake at the county courthouse, 500 N. King Street, Suite 2400, is 302-255-0130. For a case in Family Court or Common Pleas, call 302-577-6025. If she lives in Kent or Sussex, those offices answer at 302-739-4476 and 302-856-5310.

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Call 302-577-5837 on Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to book a visit for the following week. Units 5 to 9 visit Sunday through Tuesday; units 3 and 4 visit Thursday through Saturday. Start times are 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, and 2:30, and visits last up to an hour. Legal mail from her lawyer goes to 660 Baylor Boulevard, New Castle, DE 19720; other mail uses a separate Las Vegas box listed on the Department of Correction mail page.

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It is at 660 Baylor Boulevard, New Castle, DE 19720. The Hazel D. Plant Women's Treatment Facility is next door at 620 Baylor Boulevard, 302-777-6800. Do not rely on GPS alone, since the state has posted directions to a new entrance.

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Girls under 18 do not go to Baylor, which is an adult prison. The state's New Castle County Detention Center holds youth awaiting a ruling at 1825 Faulkland Road, Wilmington, 302-633-3100. Call the detention center to ask which one has her child, because juvenile records stay private.

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No. Money for phone calls or the store account is a gift to her account only and does not buy release. Send bail money only to the court or a licensed bondsman, never to a person who contacts you first.

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