The Ferris School is a 72 bed jail in the city of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
Phone: 302-993-3800
Physical Address:
959 Centre Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
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To search for an inmate in the Ferris School, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 302-993-3800 for the information you are looking for.
The Ferris School maintains an average of 72 offenders in custody on any given day. The Ferris School has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year New Castle County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 140,220 offenders.
The following charts of New Castle County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the New Castle County Corrections Department, the state of Delaware Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in New Castle County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for New Castle County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for New Castle County, neighboring counties and the state of Delaware.
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,544 | 28.70% |
| Black | 2,354 | 43.75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 950 | 17.66% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 70 | 1.30% |
| Asian | 313 | 5.82% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 66 | 1.23% |
| Other | 83 | 1.54% |
| Total | 5,380 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 1,589 | 29.54% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 1,511 | 28.09% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 276 | 5.13% |
| State Jail Felony | 870 | 16.17% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 1,880 | 34.94% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 2,071 | 38.49% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 4,823 | 89.65% |
| Female | 557 | 10.35% |
| Total | 5,380 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 59 | 1.10% |
| 18-20 | 265 | 4.93% |
| 21-24 | 436 | 8.10% |
| 25-30 | 926 | 17.21% |
| 31-35 | 899 | 16.71% |
| 36-40 | 980 | 18.22% |
| 41-45 | 797 | 14.81% |
| 46-50 | 346 | 6.43% |
| 51-55 | 300 | 5.58% |
| 56-60 | 217 | 4.03% |
| 61-65 | 95 | 1.77% |
| 66-75 | 49 | 0.91% |
| 76-85 | 11 | 0.20% |
| Total | 5,380 | 100.0% |
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