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

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022
Wally Nunn
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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

Government

Delco Council extends prison recruiting contract as staffing issues persist

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022
Todd Shepherd

The prison’s transition from private to government management has not gone as smoothly as promised.
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

R. Seth Williams: Pennsylvania should end life without parole

May 31, 2022June 5, 2022
R. Seth Williams
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Pennsylvania all but eliminated the chance to reward lifers’ rehabilitation — we should restore it.
By R. Seth Williams

Crime

Now under government management, Delco prison backtracks on transparency by making staffing levels secret

May 10, 2022May 13, 2022
Todd Shepherd

The transparency backtrack comes just as the county has retaken management control of the prison after nearly three decades of being run by a large private prison company.
By Todd Shepherd

Justice System

New Delco warden hails from one of Pa.’s most troubled prisons

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Todd Shepherd

As the Delaware County prison is entering a new era, its new warden just left a jail in Western PA that was overwhelmed by accusations, lawsuits, and negative press.
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

News

Consultant says Delco prison deprivatization is feasible, but operator says the study has errors

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Todd Shepherd

A financial assessment of a potential county takeover of the privately run county jail in Delco shows little cost increases. Critics contend that the assessment missed big costs, and doesn’t account for how well-run and safe the prison currently is.
By Todd Shepherd

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