Houtzdale Prison Corruption Reported — We recently got a note from a correctional officer at Houtzdale State Prison describing conditions that almost make Delco’s George W. Hill facility sound sweet.
We are told that the prison is laundering money via its woodshop; supervisors are getting sexual favors; and that the ground meat being served is labeled not fit for human consumption.
Also, the inmates were shamelessly bribed to take Covid clotshots.
Also the gay and transsexual prisoners are given special privileges.
Mary Gay Scanlon Is Fine With Rapist Illegals — The House of Representatives, Sept. 18, passed the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, which would ensure the deportation of illegal aliens convicted of sex offenses or make them inadmissible.
This is back in the news because Elon Musk reposted on X, last night, Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s post calling out the 158 Democrats who opposed the bill.
Congresswoman Mace was the prime sponsor.
Among the Democrats OK with child rapists — or any rapist for that matter — living here illegally were three from Pennsylvania: Mary Gay Scanlon of the 5th District; Madeleine Dean of the 4th District; and Summer Lee of the 12th District.
The 5th District is all of Delaware County along with parts of Philadelphia, Montco and Chesco. The 4th is most of Montco along with part of Berks County. The 12th is parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.
These woman have their excuses for this vote. One is that domestic abuse victims might be kicked out along with the perpetrators.
It’s a cruel and stupid excuse. It fails to take into account the certainty there will be new victims by these men. That’s not the damning thing, though.
The truly damning thing is that there are citizens in Delco, Montco and Pittsburgh that will accept this excuse and continue to vote for them.
Gun Violence Always The Problem LOL — Was convinced to watch the evening news — in this case Fox 29 — for the first time in who knows how long and up came the story of three teens being shot near the Dilworth Park Ice Rink outside Philadelphia City Hall.
The reason for it as described by the news lady? Guns.
Not fatherless families. Not indifferent schools run by a lazy and stupid administration that inculcate perverted values. Not a pro-crime, Soros picked district attorney. The explanation was “guns.”
It was as if nothing had changed in journalism since 1990. Or 1980 for that matter.
Didn’t bother to count the number of times “gun violence” was used to describe what happened.
There are a whole lot of suburban and rural communities that have even more guns per capita than Philly where these types of shootings just don’t happen.
Wonder if the fools who staff the dying legacy media can figure out why.
In an unrelated matter, we caught a clip of Chuck Schumer behind a podium holding a Magic 8 Ball and saying the government should tell the public what all these drones are doing. Has he thought about contacting his senator or something? Betcha if his senator was the Senator Majority Leader he could get an answer.
Memorial Day Shooting Suspect Arrested — US Marshal, July 9, arrested the suspect in the Memorial Day shooting  inside the Leon Spencer Reid American Legion Post, 233 Simpson Road, Ardmore, Pa.
The post is in Lower Merion Township.
Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, was captured in Williamsport then extradited to Montgomery County.
The victim, a 26-year-old man, was shot several times. He was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. He was released many days later following extensive treatment.
Dozens of Haverford and Lower Merion police officers are swarming the Section 8 homes on West Spring Avenue in the Ardmore section of Lower Merion, Pa. to catch the suspect in Monday’s shooting at the Leon Spencer Reid American Legion Post.
Ardmore Avenue is blocked off as are other streets.
An arrest is expected.
Ambulances are on the scene.
This post went live at 8:22 a.m., May 29.
UPDATE 11:36 a.m.: Police have identified the suspect as Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia. He has a tear-drop tattoos under his right eye and dime-sized dark mark under his right.
He is wanted for attempted homicde.
The victim is 26-year-old man. He was shot several times. He is in critical but stable condition, police say.
Police say McCutchen targeted him as a result of an earlier disturbance.
McCutchen and another man fled the scene in dark grey 2005 Chevy Trailblazer LS.
Another man, came out of the post and fired several times at the car and that matter is also being investigated, police say.
UPDATE 1:13 p.m. We have heard a report that this morning there was a naked man shouting praises to Allah in the street in this neighborhood.
Haverford Police are investigating a shooting that occurred about 7 o’clock this evening, May 27, at the Leon Spencer Reid American Legion Post, 233 Simpson Road, Ardmore, Pa.
The hall had been rented for a private party.
The suspects were seen fleeing in a pickup truck.
A disturbance about 2:30 p.m. in the area reportedly involved a fight between two women in the presence of a child.
DOJ Reportedly Backing Crime Supporting DAs – The Justice Department is funding groups affiliated with George Soros funded soft-on-crime prosecutors and judges, according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
Bailey has sent a letters to Congress, Dec. 13, asking for an investigation.
Bailey cited the Vera Institute — a Brooklyn-based advocacy group that wants to “transform the criminal and legal justice system.
Missouri Escapee Arrested In Chesco — Mario Che-Tiul who escaped from a Missouri jail was arrested today, Sept. 21, in Chester County, Pa. in Avondale.
He was facing charges of child molestation.
What was he doing in Chesco?
It sure is a long way from the Show Me State.
Did the word go out on the criminal grapevine that Chesco was a nice, woke place to hide out considering murderer  Danelo Cavalcante managed to bust out of Chesco’s prison and spend two weeks on the lam?
Ex-Chesco Warden Pushed Out By May Escape — Former Chester County Warden Ronald M. Phillips was pushed out due to Igor Vidra Bolte’s escape in May.
And the county prison had a K-9 program that ended in 1986.
County Commissioner Joshua Maxwell revealed these bits at today’s (Sept. 20) meeting of the prison board.
The board consists of the county commissioners, District Attorney Deborah Ryan, Sheriff Fredda Maddox, the county controller and the president judge of Common Pleas Court.
Phillips started at the prison in 1983 and worked his way up the ranks. He began a leave of absence in July and officially retired Aug. 30, the day before Danelo Cavalcante’s escape.
He was replaced by Howard Holland, who had been police chief of Downingtown where Maxwell had been mayor.
Was there a search for Phillips’ replacement or was Holland merely ordained? That’s assuming Holland gets the permanent job as he is now merely interim warden.
We asked this earlier. Police and correction skills are not necessarily interchangeable and if Bolte’s escape caused Phillips to lose his job, is Holland’s in jeopardy?
Probably not considering the reception he got at today’s meeting.
Anyway, Maxwell conceded the prison has been short staffed with 60 of the 300 positions not being filled. He also admitted information about Cavalcante’s escape was woefully delayed from being transmitted to the community.
He said there were plans to return a K-9 program to the prison.
It has been widely noted that if the county Sheriff Department had maintained its highly regarded one, Cavalcante would have been rounded up within hours.
The program, however, was allowed to whither when Fredda Maddox was elected to the office in 2019.
Why is Chesco having so much trouble keeping people?
Ms. Maddox, a Democrat, is stepping down as sheriff in a bid to become a Chesco Common Pleas Court judge. The election is Nov. 7.
Bunny Welsh, who was Ms. Maddox’s predecessor, pointed out that it took her 10 years to develop the K-9 unit. She noted that it doesn’t just take highly trained dogs but highly trained handlers who will work unexpected hours.
Prison Fixes Get Green Light
The board approved, in response to the escape, a design phase for prison renovations with TranSystems. Proposed renovations include are enclosing the eight exercise yards, adding a sally port, and removing the basketball hoops as they are a liability issue along with a security one.
The TranSystems presenter noted that an enclosed yard would prevent drones from dropping contraband to the inmates.
The cost was estimated at between $2.5 and $3.5 million and the job will take six to nine months.
Also a temporary barrier will be installed where Cavalcante made his escape.
Holland Addresses Board
Holland addressed the board from the floor saying plans are in place to add razor wire to where Bolte escaped but there are construction delays. He said there also plans to add metal fencing where Cavalcante broke out.
He said he wants to add 50-75 cameras for $70,000 along with eight people to watch them. Holland says he plans to have more drills. He said wants an alarm system on an outside fence, drones and drone operators, oh, and a K-9 unit.
He said if he these programs Cavalcante would never have escaped.
On the other hand, if the prison was fully staffed and had more than one guard watching the exercise yard he probably wouldn’t have escaped either.
Public Comments
Before public comments, the audience was specifically told not to bring up the Sheriff Department K-9 unit.
Sally Mininger (sp) from Tredyffrin noted the hero of the Cavalcante matter was Border Patrol dog Yoda and then said Bunny Welsh had great program but was gutted when Freda Maddox took over as sheriff. She said there were but two dogs left when Cavalcante escaped at which point she was told to stop talking about the Sheriff Department’s K-9 unit.
She ended by saying it wouldn’t be necessary to reinstate the program if it had been gutted “in 1986 or whenever.”
Guy Ciarrocchi of Tredyffrin said commissioners failed the community. He wanted to know if the prison would start taking murderers until fully staffed or at least keep them in isolation.
Shelia Learner (sp) of Westtown said she never came to these meetings but is livid.
“You had one job to do . . .” she said. “And you failed it. You are not doing a good job and I think you have to think that this is not job for you.”
Daryl Cooper (sp) of East Marlboro Township said the board ratified two major proposals without the expertise to understand them. He did, however, complement Maxwell on his expressions of empathy at the start of the meeting.
A Malvern woman criticized Sheriff Maddox and Commissioner Marian Moskowitz for being almost invisible during the escape.
TranSystems proposed temporary fix where Cavalcante made his escape
They really, really want to get rid of the basketball hoops.
Citizens Berate Chesco About Prison Problems, Cavalcante Manhunt –The Chester County Commissioners ‘subject this morning, Sept. 14, was naturally yesterday’s capture of Danelo Cavalcante.
Cavalcante had been terrorizing the area for two weeks since his Aug. 31 escape from the county prison in Pocopson.
Commissioner Michelle Kichline expressed hopethat Yoda, the K-9 that captured the escaped murderer, could attend a meeting of the board.
The audience wasn’t buying the cuteness. Cavalcante would have been nabbed within hours if the county had not gutted the Sheriff Department’s highly regarded K-9 squad it had a mere three years ago.
About 40 were in attendance when comment time arrived and this did not count those watching on the web.
One woman noted that if the county had used the money they spent on the manhunt to fix the problems that arose at the prison — such as short staffing and demoralized guards — the escape would never have happened.
Several, including Bobbie Surrick (sp) of East Bradford, asked why Chesco was a sanctuary county, which means a county that does not prosecute violations of immigration laws.
Another woman noted that if Chesco cooperated with immigration authorities, Cavalcante would have been deported immediately after ex-girlfriend Deborah Brandao filed a protection-from-abuse order. Her children would never have had to watch her brutal stabbing death.
Jennifer Farnum (sp) said a illegal was set on fire and killed by two other illegals in Chester Springs. She said the matter got no publicity.
One woman said the ReadyChesco alert system failed miserably during the prison break/manhunt.
Most of these comments came via Zoom and all were supposedly restricted to agenda items.
We had to leave before those who wished to comment on general items had their chance.
The Chesco public is not happy with its government.