Joshua Vaughn (Narrator/Reporter)

Like, we just need to call it what it is. And it's unacceptable. And there should be a high account for that. There are people who are getting taxed out of their homes while that money is going to corruption. Like, that is unacceptable.

Like, we just need to call it what it is. And it's unacceptable. And there should be a high account for that. There are people who are getting taxed out of their homes while that money is going to corruption. Like, that is unacceptable.

De-escalation has been a training that we've been emphasizing. And on our last meeting, we were honoring individuals who leveraged the training they've been provided and responded in a way that mitigated the potential for violence or the potential for harm to be done. And I think sometimes that's just about patience. Sometimes someone wants to be seen, heard, they're frustrated.

De-escalation has been a training that we've been emphasizing. And on our last meeting, we were honoring individuals who leveraged the training they've been provided and responded in a way that mitigated the potential for violence or the potential for harm to be done. And I think sometimes that's just about patience. Sometimes someone wants to be seen, heard, they're frustrated.

I've been at the jail when someone who I have a relationship with is in crisis and asked to come talk to them and been able to de-escalate that. And I've also seen COs do that because COs have relationships through the years with individuals.

I've been at the jail when someone who I have a relationship with is in crisis and asked to come talk to them and been able to de-escalate that. And I've also seen COs do that because COs have relationships through the years with individuals.

And, you know, I think when you can try to talk to somebody and maybe there's something that they feel like they're not being heard on and you can take the time to listen, it makes a difference. And so I know for a fact, we're not going to bat a thousand on this one, but I do think it's something we should celebrate when we get it right.

And, you know, I think when you can try to talk to somebody and maybe there's something that they feel like they're not being heard on and you can take the time to listen, it makes a difference. And so I know for a fact, we're not going to bat a thousand on this one, but I do think it's something we should celebrate when we get it right.

I think each death at Dauphin County Prison should be seen through its own lens of what the unique circumstances are. Reviewing whether this was related to contraband that somehow got into the prison as we're continuing to try to limit ways in which that gets in. Was there any use of force that we need to investigate and ensure that we... followed the proper procedures and protocols?

I think each death at Dauphin County Prison should be seen through its own lens of what the unique circumstances are. Reviewing whether this was related to contraband that somehow got into the prison as we're continuing to try to limit ways in which that gets in. Was there any use of force that we need to investigate and ensure that we... followed the proper procedures and protocols?

Was this person suffering with mental health? And was this potentially a suicide? We need to do the work to understand the systemic realities of each of those different buckets, because they are very different. Obviously, the outcome is still tragic and heartbreaking, but the ways in which we stop each of those types of deaths requires our focus on different things.

Was this person suffering with mental health? And was this potentially a suicide? We need to do the work to understand the systemic realities of each of those different buckets, because they are very different. Obviously, the outcome is still tragic and heartbreaking, but the ways in which we stop each of those types of deaths requires our focus on different things.

And that's where a lot of people are like, change it, stop this. And while I echo that, it's just not that easy. There's a lot of unlearning to relearn that has to happen. There's a lot of attention to things that haven't been given attention historically that has to happen, not to mention the amount of protocols and procedures or policies that need to be reviewed and revised.

And that's where a lot of people are like, change it, stop this. And while I echo that, it's just not that easy. There's a lot of unlearning to relearn that has to happen. There's a lot of attention to things that haven't been given attention historically that has to happen, not to mention the amount of protocols and procedures or policies that need to be reviewed and revised.

So it would be tragic if it happened again. Uh, On Saturday, I sat with a mother whose daughter died at Dauphin County Prison.

So it would be tragic if it happened again. Uh, On Saturday, I sat with a mother whose daughter died at Dauphin County Prison.

Yeah, it was a death that happened several years ago. And she came up to me and thanked me for some of the things I was doing at Dauphin County Prison and then told me that her daughter had passed away there and shared a little bit of her story. And like all of those experiences, it's incredibly hard to hear.

Yeah, it was a death that happened several years ago. And she came up to me and thanked me for some of the things I was doing at Dauphin County Prison and then told me that her daughter had passed away there and shared a little bit of her story. And like all of those experiences, it's incredibly hard to hear.

Lamont and I have all these moments, I think, with family members where it kind of reminds us Of like the calling that it is to be in this job as opposed to just a job where we clock in and clock out. The job beats at you to where you want to just clock in and clock out sometimes.

Lamont and I have all these moments, I think, with family members where it kind of reminds us Of like the calling that it is to be in this job as opposed to just a job where we clock in and clock out. The job beats at you to where you want to just clock in and clock out sometimes.