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Mental Health Diversion Center Celebrates Grand Opening in Doylestown
Last week, the Bucks County Commissioners celebrated the grand opening of the new Diversion, Assessment, Restoration, and Treatment (DART) Center in Doylestown, writes Jeff Werner…
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Delaware County to Implement Programs to Reduce Prison Population
Jane Dunbar claims her brother was denied things like proper medical care at George W. Hill prison when it was run by the for-profit GEO…
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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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Delaware County Council Makes It Official: Prison Will No Longer Be Private
Delaware County Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to de-privatize the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, and end its contract with GEO Group, writes Kenny Cooper…
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Public Management of Delaware County Prison Could be Cheaper Than Private, Study Finds
A financial feasibility study shows there is potential to reduce costs at Delaware County’s prison if its returned to public hands, write Kenny Cooper for…
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County Prison Guard Dies of COVID-19, Second Officer Reportedly Hospitalized as 17 Inmates Quarantine
A 35-year corrections officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord died Sunday afternoon of COVID-19, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times.…
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Delaware County Council Oks Study to Convert County Prison Back to Being Publicly Run
The George W. Hill Prison came a step closer last week to being a public prison again after being privately run for 30 years, writes…
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Upper Darby Native Pioneered Private Prison System
He had seen a lot of trouble throughout his lifetime, but the legacy of private security left by the late George Wackenhut, a 1937 graduate…
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