Marie Pinkney

Legislation filed to create Office of Corrections Ombudsperson

DOVER – Following several federal lawsuits claiming widespread excessive force violations in Delaware prisons, the chairs of the Senate and House corrections committees on Thursday introduced legislation to create a new state office to investigate allegations of abuse in the […]

Senator Darius Brown reinstated to committee assignments

Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola released the following statement today regarding Senate committee assignments: “Senator Brown has been reinstated as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Capital Improvement Committee. As Pro Tempore, I […]

Senate passes legislation to expand housing options for voucher recipients

DOVER – The Delaware State Senate marked National Fair Housing Month on Thursday by passing two bills that will work together to help expand housing opportunities for some of Delaware’s lowest wage earners, vulnerable seniors, and people with disabilities. Senate […]

Legislature should advance transparency, accountability in policing

By Sen. Marie Pinkney and Rep. Paul Baumbach | We hear a lot about “bad apples” in our law enforcement community. When a Wilmington police officer guns down a paraplegic man, he’s a “bad apple.” When a Dover police officer […]