current campaigns

George W. Hill After GEO

Although DelcoCPR has helped to lead a successful campaign in deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility, the work is far from complete. DelcoCPR has created a 45-point proposal to ensure the physical, mental, spiritual, and rehabilitative health of those currently held at GWH.

Storytelling

Our ability to hear and share stories from those who have firsthand accounts of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility — formerly incarcerated individuals, family of incarcerated individuals, staff, and many more — is a primary driving force behind our efforts.

past campaigns

Deprivatize George W. Hill Correctional Facility

DelcoCPR's first issue campaign is Deprivatize Delco’s Prison. George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Glen Mills is the only privately managed prison in Pennsylvania. George Hill opened in 1998 and has an 1,883 bed capacity. The vast majority of prisoners are detainees who have not yet been sentenced, many of whom are unable to make bail.

George Hill is managed by the for-profit GEO Group and has a history of unusually high numbers of suicides. Private prison companies are designed to profit from incarceration and are not incentivized to rehabilitate prisoners. Instead, they frequently cut costs by offering less programming and understaffing their facilities. Private prison management is inherently unethical and immoral; no company should profit from the incarceration of human beings and taxpayer dollars should not fund such profits.

Future Campaigns

Future campaigns will be collectively determined and may include other areas of prison reform, such as fighting for better prisoner re-entry programs and reforming cash bail.