Joshua Vaughn (Narrator/Reporter)

Tyreek, Ishmael, Jamal, they were all a part of something much bigger that was going on at Dauphin County Prison. Something that felt nefarious. In the last five years, more people have died prematurely at DCP from apparent neglect or abuse than have been executed by the state in the last 50 years.

Tyreek, Ishmael, Jamal, they were all a part of something much bigger that was going on at Dauphin County Prison. Something that felt nefarious. In the last five years, more people have died prematurely at DCP from apparent neglect or abuse than have been executed by the state in the last 50 years.

As commissioner, Justin couldn't wave a magic wand and just fix the jail, but he and his two fellow commissioners would control the county budget, which included the jail and all the contractors who provided services there. That meant he could hire more corrections officers so that the current staff wasn't so stretched and overworked. He could ensure inmates had more outdoor recreation time.

As commissioner, Justin couldn't wave a magic wand and just fix the jail, but he and his two fellow commissioners would control the county budget, which included the jail and all the contractors who provided services there. That meant he could hire more corrections officers so that the current staff wasn't so stretched and overworked. He could ensure inmates had more outdoor recreation time.

He could take a close look at prime care, who came up quite often in the stories about inmate deaths. He could make big, sweeping changes just by saying yay or nay. He told Run for something, yes, he'd do it.

He could take a close look at prime care, who came up quite often in the stories about inmate deaths. He could make big, sweeping changes just by saying yay or nay. He told Run for something, yes, he'd do it.

Justin was in the race. But getting enough signatures was just the beginning. He was a long shot, an unknown first-time candidate trying to get a seat on a commission steered by longtime incumbents. He was a super progressive Democrat in a pretty conservative county. This was the same county that kept re-electing Graham Hetrick for the past 30 years.

Justin was in the race. But getting enough signatures was just the beginning. He was a long shot, an unknown first-time candidate trying to get a seat on a commission steered by longtime incumbents. He was a super progressive Democrat in a pretty conservative county. This was the same county that kept re-electing Graham Hetrick for the past 30 years.

But he was confident that with the right message, he could disrupt things. Honestly, I was excited for Justin and his candidacy. But while Justin wanted to change the system from the inside, I was finding out just how far the system would go to keep me on the outside. In Death County, PA, Lamont Jones is fighting to uncover the truth about his cousin's death in Dauphin County Prison.

But he was confident that with the right message, he could disrupt things. Honestly, I was excited for Justin and his candidacy. But while Justin wanted to change the system from the inside, I was finding out just how far the system would go to keep me on the outside. In Death County, PA, Lamont Jones is fighting to uncover the truth about his cousin's death in Dauphin County Prison.

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Start your free trial in the Wondery app, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. By the time Justin began his campaign for county commissioner, I had been reporting on DCP for about two years. My goal was to write stories that took people inside of the jail. People like Justin, who could see the horrors and then want to do something about them. But reporting on DCP wasn't easy.

Start your free trial in the Wondery app, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. By the time Justin began his campaign for county commissioner, I had been reporting on DCP for about two years. My goal was to write stories that took people inside of the jail. People like Justin, who could see the horrors and then want to do something about them. But reporting on DCP wasn't easy.

For starters, I had been primarily working off of records requests and interviews. I hadn't actually been in the building. They wouldn't give me any kind of tour, no matter how limited or chaperoned. In order to tell the stories of the inmates at DCP, they had to call me on a recorded line.

For starters, I had been primarily working off of records requests and interviews. I hadn't actually been in the building. They wouldn't give me any kind of tour, no matter how limited or chaperoned. In order to tell the stories of the inmates at DCP, they had to call me on a recorded line.

Hey, what's up, Josh? Good morning. Good morning. How you doing, man?

Hey, what's up, Josh? Good morning. Good morning. How you doing, man?