The county has not yet identified the inmate’s exact cause of death.
By Todd Shepherd
Number of criminal cases filed from Delco prison explodes in wake of government management takeover
County officials and the prison’s former operators disagree on the reasons for the change.
By Todd Shepherd
Two Delco correctional officers arrested for allegedly smuggling fentanyl into county prison
Arrests are the latest in a series of woes at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
By Todd Shepherd
Delco faces two new criminal justice lawsuits
Two unrelated plaintiffs allege mismanagement of different aspects of the county’s prison system.
By Todd Shepherd
Wally Nunn: Delaware County Council, are you happy with your prison now?
After coming to office with an appetite for change, does anyone think they may have bitten off more than they can chew?
By Wally Nunn
Delco inmate who died by “delayed homicide” had urosepsis, autopsy shows
Government officials fought for months to conceal the autopsy results after Broad + Liberty’s open records requests.
By Todd Shepherd
New court ruling could pry loose autopsy of Delco inmate who died by ‘delayed homicide’
The state appeals court ruling levels the playing field among larger and smaller counties — and produces greater transparency.
By Todd Shepherd
Delco governments stay silent on details of inmate who died by ‘delayed homicide’
The inmate’s name was learned not because county officials shared it, but because documents obtained by a Right-to-Know request disclosed it.
By Todd Shepherd
The Editors: Local media gives Delco’s prison a pass now that government is the manager
A spate of deaths inside the George W. Hill Correctional Facility should merit a news story, but you won’t find one in the local papers of record.
By The Editors
Delco’s George W. Hill prison tallies third suicide in last ten months
The county has released precious little information about any of the three incidents.
By Todd Shepherd