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.
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 - February 2023
Warden's Report - January 2023
Warden's Report - December 2022
Warden's Report - November 2022
Warden's Report - October 2022
Warden's Report - September 2022
Warden's Report - August 2022
Warden's Report - July 2022
Warden's Report - June 2022
Warden's Report - May 2022
Warden's Report - April 2022
Warden's Report - March 2022
Warden's Report - February 2022
Warden's Report - January 2022
2021 Warden's Reports
2020 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 10 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
February 14 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
March 14 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 11 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
May 9 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
June 13 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
July 11 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
August 8 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
September 12 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
October 10 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
November 14 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
December 12 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
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 Controller Joanne Phillips, Vice Chair
Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Margaret J Amoroso
Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge George Pagano
Delaware County Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders
Delaware County Controller Joanne Phillips
Delaware County Executive Director Howard Lazarus
Brian Corson, Citizen Appointment
Jonathan King, Citizen Appointment
Deborah Love, Citizen Appointment
Email the Jail Oversight Board: JOB@co.delaware.pa.us