Legal Support for the Crozer 8!

On September 8, 2025, eight members of Put People First! PA (PPF-PA) held a peaceful sit-in in the lobby of the shuttered Crozer-Chester hospital, demanding that the county take back the hospital from Wall Street. 

Outside, over 50 healthcare workers, local residents, and other PPF-PA members rallied in support. Inside, the “Crozer 8” prayed, sang, and shared testimonies about the devastation of the hospital closures, gathered from months of outreach in the community. 

Within minutes, police were called, and after about 35 minutes they led the Crozer 8 out in handcuffs. We, the united poor demanding what we need to live, were arrested; Prospect Medical Holdings, and other entities that cause mass death and suffering by profiting off of our sickness and running hospitals into the ground, have yet to face consequences. 

The Crozer 8 were criminally charged with “defiant trespass,” a third degree misdemeanor. Seven of our members were released on unsecured bail, while one member was forced to pay the maximum possible bail, $2500, in order to be released. All of the 8 are expecting to pay court fees of $300-$400 each ($2400-$3200 total) as we go through the legal process. 

As a politically-independent organization of the poor, with a small budget that comes from grassroots fundraising, we’re asking for your support in covering these costs.

Donations go through our fiscal sponsor, United Workers. Any additional funds will go to our work of regular people fighting for the human right to healthcare in Delaware County and across Pennsylvania. Healthcare is a human right! Put People First!