A sergeant apparently quit her employment at the Delaware County prison early Monday morning, but not before lobbing an email that was the equivalent of a hand grenade to the prison’s top management and also to county officials. In the email, Sgt. Yolanda Holmes made numerous specific and generalized accusations […]
Delaware County prison officials issued questionable bonuses, records show
Delaware County prison officials seem to have broken their own rules for bonuses given to staff, as records show some employees of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility receiving thousands of dollars in bonuses even though they don’t appear to have met the criteria. The questionable bonuses, which the county […]
Former Delco inmate sues county for stabbing attack while in prison
A former inmate at the Delaware County prison is suing the county after he says he was brutally assaulted and stabbed on August 28, 2022, a stabbing which he says the county had the ability to protect him from but failed. Abdel Anderson-Myles, now 28 years old, is seeking a […]
Delaware County accidentally releases prisoner but doesn’t discover mistake for six days
Staff at the Delaware County prison accidentally released a prisoner who should have been kept behind bars earlier this month, but the county says it didn’t realize the mistake until almost six days later. Even after the mistake was discovered, the county did not issue a press release or other […]
Delco weekend prisoners say facility wrongly puts them in general population
Several prisoners sentenced to George W. Hill Correctional Facility (GWHCF) as “weekenders” say they’ve endured vastly different conditions than those imposed on them in court. Judges sometimes bestow weekend sentencing in cases when a defendant committed a minor offense and has work or family obligations that straight time could derail. […]