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Law Enforcement

Wally Nunn: Delaware County Council, are you happy with your prison now?

September 15, 2023December 5, 2023
Wally Nunn
6

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

B+L Investigates

Delco inmate who died by “delayed homicide” had urosepsis, autopsy shows

September 12, 2023September 22, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Government officials fought for months to conceal the autopsy results after Broad + Liberty’s open records requests.
By Todd Shepherd

Law Enforcement

New court ruling could pry loose autopsy of Delco inmate who died by ‘delayed homicide’

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
Todd Shepherd
1

The state appeals court ruling levels the playing field among larger and smaller counties — and produces greater transparency.
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

Delco governments stay silent on details of inmate who died by ‘delayed homicide’

June 9, 2023June 12, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

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

Media Bias

The Editors: Local media gives Delco’s prison a pass now that government is the manager

April 20, 2023August 4, 2023
The Editors
2

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

Crime

Delco’s George W. Hill prison tallies third suicide in last ten months

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023
Todd Shepherd
1

The county has released precious little information about any of the three incidents.
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

Delco inmate’s death ruled a ‘delayed’ homicide

March 22, 2023March 23, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Along with two suicides at the prison in 2022, this latest death marks the third incident in which the county is refusing to divulge any details.
By Todd Shepherd

Politics

Wally Nunn: Guards, inmates, and taxpayers all suffer from Delaware County’s so-called “prison reform”

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022
Wally Nunn
6

Violence against prisoners and guards is up, and costs are out of control, but elites are satisfied because it is no longer privately run.
By Wally Nunn

Law Enforcement

Delco prison sees two suicides in one calendar year for first time since 2015

December 7, 2022December 14, 2022
Todd Shepherd
1

The deaths followed the return of the county prison to government control after decades of private management.
By Todd Shepherd

News

Delco signals it intends to run prison at 70 percent capacity in the future

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Todd Shepherd

After taking over George W. Hill prison, the Delaware County Council county intends to run the correctional facility at somewhere between 60 to 70 percent of the prison’s original capacity.
By Todd Shepherd

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Op-Ed

Jeff Hurvitz: NASA and democracy

Jeff Hurvitz: NASA and democracy

schedule April 28 2026
ink_pen Jeff Hurvitz

When the crew of Artemis II journeyed around the moon this month, they continued a path that allowed them and […]

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