Location:
500 Cheyney Road
Thornton, PA 19373
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 23
Thornton, PA 19373
Phone:
610-361-3200 ext. 256
Fax:
610-361-9689
Delaware County Council approved a resolution establishing oversight of the county jail with a County Jail Oversight Board at its Sept. 25, 2019 public council meeting. The new Jail Oversight Board replaces the former County Board of Prison Inspectors.
Report and Findings of Unannounced Inspection (4/4/24)
Report and Findings of Unannounced Inspection (8/9/23)
Alta Management report on May 11th comparing costs to neighboring counties and GEO overhead costs
GEO Jail Oversight Board Presentation on April 23
Warden's Report - March 2025
Warden's Report - February 2025
Warden's Report - January 2025
Previous Years' Warden's Reports
The Delaware County Jail Oversight Board continues to hold hybrid public meetings in response to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Meetings will be recorded live and in-person in the County Council Public Meeting Room with some participants joining remotely. Members of the public can watch the meeting online or attend in person. Residents who wish to attend the meetings in person are required to wear a mask during the meeting.
Public comment will be accepted in person and will no longer be accepted via email and by phone. The Board will livestream its meetings on this web page.
The Delaware County Jail Oversight Board will conduct their monthly meeting at 4:30 PM in the Delaware County Council Meeting Room, Government Center Building, Media, PA on the following dates:
January 14 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
February 11 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
March 11 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 8 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
May 13 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
June 10 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
July 8 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
August 12 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
September 9 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
October 14 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
November 10 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
December 9 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
2024 Meetings
2023 Meetings
2022 Meetings
2021 Meetings
2019-2020 Meetings
Report and Findings of Unannounced Inspection - December 8, 2022
Resolution Calling for Expansion of Treatment for Immates with Opioid Use Disorder
Delaware County Councilman Kevin Madden, Chair
Delaware County Executive Director Barbara O'Malley, Vice Chair
Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Deborah A. Krull
Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge George Pagano
Delaware County Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders
Delaware County Controller Joanne Phillips
Florence ‘Penny’ McDonald, Citizen Appointment
Jonathan King, Citizen Appointment
Deborah Love, Citizen Appointment
Email the Jail Oversight Board: JOB@co.delaware.pa.us