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
Upper Darby pays back over $40,000 spent on toy drives, holiday dinners
Township leaders played Santa Claus — taxpayers got the bill.
By Brad Vasoli
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
Shapiro tied to unofficial voter registration website secretly harvesting user data, mailers show
Partisan website’s address mimics the state’s own voter registration page, but snags user data in the process.
By Todd Shepherd
Democratic-aligned voter registration website harvests personal data for partisan, political messaging
One Republican lawmaker called the website an “obvious attempt to steal information from voters or potential voters.”
By Todd Shepherd
Exclusive: Former prison guard says inmates in alleged cellmate murder were never supposed to be housed together
Two inmates who were judged too violent to be housed with others were put in the same cell. Only one survived.
By Todd Shepherd
Exclusive: Medical services denied to Delco inmate 18 hours before suicide attempt in 2022
“I knew my son, he had a lot of issues, but he was never suicidal.”
By Todd Shepherd
Exclusive: County investigators not notified after 2022 inmate suicide at Delaware County prison
“All serious incidents such as suicide, stabbings, attempted murders, etc., should be reported to CID,” a source explained.
By Todd Shepherd
‘My son could still be alive, maybe.’ — Delco prison suicide raises questions about privacy laws and broken cell locks
The remote-controlled lock to the inmate’s cell door didn’t work, costing precious minutes in the rush to save him. “My son could still be alive, maybe,” the man’s mother said.
By Todd Shepherd