The George W. Hill Correctional Facility will be led by a new warden whose background in behavioral health made her the ideal choice for the new era at the beleaguered facility in Thornton, county officials say.
After decades of management by one of the world’s largest private prison firms, the Delaware County jail returns to local control in April.
“There’s a misconception that people who work in these institutions don’t know what the right next steps are; we do, but we just don’t always have the means or resources to carry them out,” Williams said. “To have a whole county behind this effort, this facility could be an example of putting our money where our mouth is, and lift reforms out of the criminal justice system.”
Madden said Williams “breaks the mold” and was the clear choice as a warden who can usher in the culture change that he and his colleagues are eager to see at the jail. They won’t be qualified therapists, she said, but they’ll learn how to handle a crisis so that it doesn’t end in a needless death. All of that is in service of the county council’s goal of reducing recidivism, a goal Williams says she shares.
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