George W. Hill Correctional Facility

George W. Hill Correctional Facility is a privately owned corporate run Delaware County prison located in Thornton, Pennsylvania founded in 1998. The prison was previously owned by GEO Group until 2009. The facility is currently run by West Caldwell, New Jersey based company, Community Education Centers (CEC). The prison generally houses inmates with sentences of two years less one day or a state sentences of five years less one day.^[1][2]

Controversy

Between 2005 and 2009, at least eight people had died at the GEO Group-operated George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the state's only privately run jail. Several of those deaths resulted in lawsuits by family members who said the facility did not provide adequate medical care or proper supervision for offenders. On December 31, 2008, GEO pulled out of operations at this facility, "citing underperformance and frequent litigations" as the reasons.^[3]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state prisons

References

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prisons Maximum security Fayette Forest Frackville Graterford Greene (supermax) Close security Camp Hill Huntingdon Smithfield Medium security Albion Benner Coal Township Chester Dallas Houtzdale Mahanoy Retreat Rockview Somerset Minimum security Laurel Highlands Mercer Pittsburgh Motivational Bootcamp – Quehanna♂♀ Waymart Female institutions Cambridge Springs♀ Muncy♀ Private George W. Hill Closed Eastern State Penitentiary Cresson Greensburg Western State Penitentiary Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)

Coordinates: 39°54′10″N 75°30′51″W / 39.90289°N 75.51417°W / 39.90289; -75.51417