George W. Hill Correctional Facility
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Program Gives Delaware County Inmates, Canines a Second Chance
It was a fresh start for some of those incarcerated at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton, for the people, and for the shelter…
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Brandywine, Incarcerated Students Learn Together in Public Speaking Course
Twenty students — 10 from Penn State Brandywine and 10 incarcerated in county jail — overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about the criminal justice…
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Recommendations Made to Reduce Delaware County 2026 Spending
Consolidate contracts. Reform benefits for county employees. Decommission unused phone and fax lines and phase out old technology. Those are some of the ways Delaware…
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Delaware County Reporting Prison Population Down 40 Percent
In five years, Delaware County’s prison population has dropped by 40 percent, according to Chief Public Defender Chris Welsh. Welsh presented the statistics for the…
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Penn State Brandywine Students Study With Incarcerated Through Inside-Out Program
Eighteen students, 10 from Penn State Brandywine and eight incarcerated at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornbury, overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas…
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Infrastructure Overhaul a Theme at 2024 State of Delaware County Address
The 2024 State of Delaware County breakfast hosted by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce June 3 at the Llanerch Country Club, highlighted county council’s…
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George W. Hill Correctional Facility Graduates 16 ‘Inside-Out Students
Sixteen students, eight from Penn State Brandywine and eight incarcerated people, graduated from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility’s “Inside Out” program on Nov. 28.…
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Tax Vacation Is Over: Delaware County Eyes 5 Percent Increase
It’s the first county tax increase in a decade, but it has to be done, said Delaware County officials this week. The proposed $428 million…
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‘Historic’ $40 Million Project to Modernize Concord & Thornbury’s George W. Hill Facility
The Philadelphia Building Trades Council has inked a Project Labor Agreement with the Delaware County Council, pledging $40 million towards extensive work at the George…
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Looking Back at Delaware County’s 2022 Achievements
Delaware County Council has outlined the investments and achievements made in 2022, from January’s swearing-in of the most diverse Council in the county’s history to…
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Penn State Brandywine Students Join County Prison Inmates in Prison Exchange Program
Eight students from Penn State Brandywine worked on a semester-long Inside-Out Program project with four incarcerated persons at the George W. Hill Correctional facility. The…
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Delco Council Chair Dr. Monica Taylor Adds Voice to White House Event
Delaware County was represented at the White House recently when County Council Chair Dr. Monica Taylor attended a “Communities in Action: Building a Better Pennsylvania”…
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An Emotional Day as County Assumes Control of George W. Hill Correctional Facility
Warden Laura Williams was emotional the day Delaware County officially took over operations of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, the last privately-run correctional facility…
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County and New Warden Laura Williams Embrace Reforms and Opportunities at Delco Prison
When Delaware County’s prison returns to county control in April it will be led by new warden Laura Williams with a background in behavioral health,…
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Prison Operations Ready to Transfer to Delaware County on April 6
Delaware County will start running the county prison, a.ka. the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, on April 6, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily…
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Delco’s New Deputy Exec Director Picked Us Over Charlottesville’s ‘Craziness’
Marc Woolley is Delaware County’s new deputy executive director, coming to the position after deciding not to become the interim city manager in Charlottesville, VA,…
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No Tax Increase in Delco’s 2022 Proposed Budget
Federal and state funding reimbursements are helping Delaware County create a 2022 proposed budget that has no tax increase, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
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Era of Running Delco’s Prison With a For-Profit Firm Coming to an End
A tactic that used a private for-profit entity, GEO Group, to run the prison instead of the county is coming to an end. The Delaware…
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