The $4.5 million in spending on outside attorneys is eleven times higher than the same category of spending in 2019 — the last year Republicans had majority control of the council.
About: Todd Shepherd
Todd Shepherd is Broad + Liberty's chief investigative reporter. He began his reporting career in radio, working as an anchor and reporter for KOMA in Oklahoma City and KOA in Denver. At KOA he was a three-time regional Edward R. Murrow award winner. He spent eight years as the investigative reporter for the Independence Institute in Colorado, a free-market-based think tank. Shepherd has covered national politics for the Washington Examiner and the Washington Free Beacon, and most recently was editor of Delaware Valley Journal. Send Todd tips at tshepherd at broadandliberty.com, or use his encrypted email at shepherdreports at protonmail.com.
Inmate-on-inmate assaults skyrocket 65 percent at Delco prison
Preliminary figures from 2024 suggest that the upward trajectory is still continuing.
By Todd Shepherd
Second ‘hidden’ death discovered at troubled Delco prison
The county’s reporting in 2022 to the Pa. Department of Corrections totals four deaths. Broad + Liberty’s reporting totals six.
By Todd Shepherd
Nonprofit pushing climate-change lawsuits making outreach to Delco, Chester counties, email shows
Money from rich, out-of-state activists is behind the organization urging — and getting — the change in county commissioners’ actions on “green” lawsuits.
By Todd Shepherd
Bob Casey quiet on fate of Norcross donations
Pennsylvania Democrat remains mum on the fate of funds received from the now-indicted South Jersey political boss.
By Todd Shepherd
Exclusive: Delco prison document alleges cover-up regarding inmate murder investigation
The memo was the result of an internal investigation, and suggests incriminating evidence against management at the county-run prison.
By Todd Shepherd
Mother of prison suicide victim sues Delaware County and prison contractors
The lawsuit argues that because the victim had been in the prison before, administrators should have known of his history of mental illness.
By Todd Shepherd
Man charged in knife attack in Delaware County prison that left victim with cuts on face
Recent incident shows ongoing safety concerns voiced by the prison’s rank-and-file.
By Todd Shepherd
Delco prison union planning no-confidence vote against current management
After complaining to county council on several occasions, the union representing prison workers in Delaware County is ready to make a bigger move.
By Todd Shepherd
Hostilities deepen between warden and staff at Delaware County prison
Labor issues at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility have worsened considerably since the county took over management, sources say.
By Todd Shepherd