Joshua Vaughn (Narrator/Reporter)

But then you have those kind of centering moments where you're talking to a family member that is aware that the work you're doing matters and it's necessary. And so it was a humbling moment.

But then you have those kind of centering moments where you're talking to a family member that is aware that the work you're doing matters and it's necessary. And so it was a humbling moment.

I'll say this. It's long overdue. We had a vendor that's been there for, I think, 30 years or something to that effect and have never been audited or put out for RFP until now. And, you know, this is our biggest contract in Dolphin County. The biggest contract that we have. We're not putting the highest amount of scrutiny on the work that they're getting paid taxpayer dollars to do.

I'll say this. It's long overdue. We had a vendor that's been there for, I think, 30 years or something to that effect and have never been audited or put out for RFP until now. And, you know, this is our biggest contract in Dolphin County. The biggest contract that we have. We're not putting the highest amount of scrutiny on the work that they're getting paid taxpayer dollars to do.

And it costs a lot of money when it fails. So we're already thinking about how we ensure that we're auditing that first year in a live audit through the year. These are kind of things we've never done before. It's just a way to further protect Dauphin County, Dauphin County residents, and certainly, you know, those who are incarcerated.

And it costs a lot of money when it fails. So we're already thinking about how we ensure that we're auditing that first year in a live audit through the year. These are kind of things we've never done before. It's just a way to further protect Dauphin County, Dauphin County residents, and certainly, you know, those who are incarcerated.

Well, look, my hope for the audit was for us to just get a fuller picture of what was being provided and where there was positives with our vendor, where there was negatives. I'm committed to continuing to improve every process, even the process whereby we do better at auditing and maybe even considering resolutions like every three years that a vendor is with us, they need to be audited.

Well, look, my hope for the audit was for us to just get a fuller picture of what was being provided and where there was positives with our vendor, where there was negatives. I'm committed to continuing to improve every process, even the process whereby we do better at auditing and maybe even considering resolutions like every three years that a vendor is with us, they need to be audited.

Those types of rules that we can create and implement that don't make this, you know, something that has to come to a crisis to happen, but it just happens naturally in the course of what it means to be a vendor of the county of Dauphin County. we know what transparency looks like when it's healthy and Dauphin County still has some way to go to get there.

Those types of rules that we can create and implement that don't make this, you know, something that has to come to a crisis to happen, but it just happens naturally in the course of what it means to be a vendor of the county of Dauphin County. we know what transparency looks like when it's healthy and Dauphin County still has some way to go to get there.

And I think our prison has been a place where there's been a lack of transparency for so long that even when people see transparency, they don't trust it. They don't trust that it's transparent.

And I think our prison has been a place where there's been a lack of transparency for so long that even when people see transparency, they don't trust it. They don't trust that it's transparent.

They trust that like, okay, now you're being more open, but maybe you've just changed the facts or maybe you've massaged them or maybe, you know, and I respond to that with an understanding of you can't lie to people for so long. And then The moment you start telling them the truth, expect them to respond appropriately. You've got to earn trust. It's not just given to you.

They trust that like, okay, now you're being more open, but maybe you've just changed the facts or maybe you've massaged them or maybe, you know, and I respond to that with an understanding of you can't lie to people for so long. And then The moment you start telling them the truth, expect them to respond appropriately. You've got to earn trust. It's not just given to you.

Are you just asking me to prognosticate whether or not he's going to, like, if I was betting man, what I would bet?

Are you just asking me to prognosticate whether or not he's going to, like, if I was betting man, what I would bet?

I mean, the man's got a bobblehead. He's very well known in that region. A lot of people like him. My Dedrick reaction would say, I'm betting on Graham. At the same time, that would have been everyone's knee-jerk reaction when I announced I was running for commissioner. So, you know, I was a coach for basketball.

I mean, the man's got a bobblehead. He's very well known in that region. A lot of people like him. My Dedrick reaction would say, I'm betting on Graham. At the same time, that would have been everyone's knee-jerk reaction when I announced I was running for commissioner. So, you know, I was a coach for basketball.

One year, I remember our kids being like, there's no way we're going to win this game. And I'm just like, this is why you played the game. You never know. You never know what could happen. And we ended up winning the game. You know, that kind of mentality of, you know, what kind of campaign can be ran and what things can change. And people do care about prison reform.

One year, I remember our kids being like, there's no way we're going to win this game. And I'm just like, this is why you played the game. You never know. You never know what could happen. And we ended up winning the game. You know, that kind of mentality of, you know, what kind of campaign can be ran and what things can change. And people do care about prison reform.