Despite serious concerns about lack of transparency, understaffing, and inmate mistreatment, the unelected Delaware County Board of Prison Inspectors voted 5-0 to approve a new five-year, $264 million contract with GEO Group to run the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
Phoenix Report Delayed Until March
Interview with Gwen McCullough of DelcoCPR
Councilman Zidek Calls For Transition Plan to Public Prison Management
Delaware County Prison Board's Meetings Now Recorded
Public Hearing Press Coverage
Several local news outlets shared our Public Hearing to Deprivatize Delco’s Prison with their readers and listeners. Continue reading for excerpts.
Public Hearing to Deprivatize Delco's Prison
DelcoCPR hosted a public hearing on September 30, 2018 in Media, PA. Learn more about our goal to Deprivatize Delco’s Prison. Hear from those formerly incarcerated, their family and friends, as well as corrections officers who share their experience from George W. Hill, along with local elected leaders.
Letter to the Editor - Carl's Story
Criminal Justice Reform Panel
One of DelcoCPR's incredible leaders, Gwen McCullough, spoke on a panel about Criminal Justice Reform at Swarthmore College. We are happy to have student interest and support for local criminal justice reform. Thank you to Gwen for her leadership!
Bras and Books Drive
DelcoCPR members spearheaded a hugely successful Bras and Books Drive in February 2018. Gwen McCullough had the idea for the drive while visiting George W. Hill prison with other members of DelcoCPR:
"When we were in the library (if you want to call it that because there weren’t any books except old law books) I saw a flyer on the office door advertising a books and bras drive. I asked the person working there, she said it was from Penn State/ Main Campus. She said they collected 40 bras and 20 boxes of books a few years back. She told me that the prison doesn’t provide bras so the prisoners have to request them and then they are only available if they have been donated."
DelcoCPR leader Kabeera Weissman reached out to George W. Hill Superintendent John Reilly who agreed to the drive. DelcoCPR members Michelle Midgette and Nicole Johns, alongside Gwen, generously offered to act as drop-off locations for the donations that poured in. Community members donated over 150 bras and 80 boxes of books directly and through an Amazon wishlist!
It took four cars to deliver the bras and books to George W. Hill Correctional Facility, where they were put to use immediately for our incarcerated sisters and brothers. Thank you to everyone who donated from your homes and your hearts!
