Well, it’s about time. I need to go get fitted for my black robe.

Before I was a podcaster, before I was a journalist, I was a future marine biologist.

Please vote for Death County. All the cool kids are doing it. 😎

First, listen to Death County podcast because @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social is a genius Second, please vote for it!

Death County is a Signal Award finalist. If you’re so inclined, please go vote for it for listener’s choice. vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Its hard to remember there are things happening at the local level, but that's where so much cruelty occurs every day- regardless of who is in Washington. This podcast documenting coverups in a county jail is a must listen to for anyone who cares about criminal justice. Also- vote for it!

Death County is a Signal Award finalist. If you’re so inclined, please go vote for it for listener’s choice. vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Deeply humbled and honored to accept this award from the Pa Prison Society last night.

It’s now officially official. PrimeCare is out at Dauphin County Prison after years of allegations of medical neglect and conflicts of interest. Mediko will take over on October 1. This is big! www.pennlive.com/news/2025/09...

A huge thank you to @prisonculture.bsky.social for the Death County shout out!!!!! prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...

“The high-impact prison reporting of the journalist Joshua Vaughn.” - Rolling Stone. I think that’s going in my resume.

ICYMI: this is BIG

PrimeCare is out at Dauphin County Prison as the county selects Mediko as its new provider during the first competitive process for the contract in nearly 40 years. www.pennlive.com/news/2025/07...

Got to find a good place to hang this bad boy.

Incredibly humbled and honored to be named Human Rights Champion of the Year by the Pa Prison Society

Among the 35 jail births identified in the news over 10 years, at least two-thirds of them occurred inside jail cells. Those are horrifying conditions for anyone – let alone someone who is in labor. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2025/07...

A massive thank you to @crimewriterson.com for reviewing Death County, Pa. The praise is quite humbling and the critiques are well received and appreciated. Thank you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

New bench press PR - 3 sets of 330 lbs for 4 reps Broke through a long time plateau so now trying to get to 350 this year.

4 fans now installed in my garage gym and it’s still ridiculously hot. But I hit a new bench press PR of 320 lbs for 4 reps (2 sets)

92% were in Biden counties, most in the blue-heavy cities of swing states. 43 of the 66—two-thirds—were Philly and Atlanta: blue cities in swing states that swung. And we barely talk about it, if ever. Short Attention Span Theater is great for stand-up, terrible for politics.

Let it be known I work with the absolute best team. @julietterihl.bsky.social and I are taking home the John VR Bull First Amendment Award from the Pa Newsmedia Association for our coverage of corruption and shenanigans at the top levels of Dauphin County.

The Dauphin County Prison Board recommended the county choose between PrimeCare & Wellpath for the jail’s healthcare There is a wild disconnect with board members trusting an audit that found P was ok at DCP but recommending two of the lowest ranked bidders www.pennlive.com/news/2025/06...

Alright, who’s at #ire25?

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that incarcerated people have a right for their claims to be heard by a jury in cases where access to the prison’s grievance procedure is at issue. This is a step toward making justice more accessible for people in prison.

As Dauphin County prepares to decide if they will continue with PrimeCare as their medical provider at DCP, a reminder that PrimeCare failed to respond to a note warning of an imminent suicide and someone died. Without whistleblowers this would be hidden www.pennlive.com/news/2025/06...

Word from organizers is 4,500 people in attendance

No official total but easily more than 1,000 people at the No Kings event in Harrisburg. It took more than 30 minutes to get everyone across the walking bridge.

Took me a minute to finally listen to it, but glad I did. @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social does some deep reporting in a place that might not draw attention, but DCP has it all: corruption, dehumanization, systemic racism. Good news is change is happening. wondery.com/shows/death-...

Huge thank you to @donlemonofficial.bsky.social for having us on to talk about Death County, Pa @pennlive.com @wonderymedia.bsky.social youtu.be/w8vMDWfao2c

Raise your hand if you’re going to IRE in June.

I just benched 330 lbs for reps and you should listen to Death County, Pa podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

This podcast is excellent. DCP and the Dauphin County Judicial System are awful. They use the brutality of DCP to force people to give up...even a nerdy dad who never committed crimes whose wife had a stroke.

Did I mention I have a podcast?

In one email between the warden and jail officials, the warden said he would listen in on my call with an incarcerated saying “hopefully he screws up on a recorded line.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

If your favorite podcast host can bench 3 plates for reps, he might be me.

News: The Pennsylvania House has voted along party lines to legalize marijuana and sell it through state-owned retailers 102-101, with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed. The bill now goes to the state Senate, where it is unlikely to advance as is.

New episode of Death County, Pa titled “Hell Froze Over” drops tomorrow. How does a man get hypothermia twice in a county jail and die? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

It’s really really really good.

WE’RE NUMBER 1!!!!!!!!

Josh has been on this story for as long as I’ve known him. I’m so proud of him. Jail deaths happen everywhere. Investigate your local jail. This is local news excellence.

What has 2 thumbs and a top 10 podcast on Apple? This guy!!!!

What has 2 thumbs and a top 10 podcast on Apple? This guy!!!!

The always fantastic @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social has a new podcast, documenting the barbaric inhumanity of our jails, one real, actual human victim at a time. Grim, to be sure, but we cannot look away. One of the few “true crime” podcasts I can get behind—where, TBC, the crime is how we treat ppl.

At the center of each episode of the new podcast, “Death County, PA,” is a dead body. In episode one, Ty’Rique Riley, 21. In episode two, Ishmail Thompson, 29. Both entered the Dauphin County prison in Pennsylvania relatively healthy but left in critical condition then died in nearby hospitals.

PennLive reporter @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social spent years looking into the dead bodies that kept piling up at the notorious Dauphin County Prison. PennLive partnered with @wonderymedia.bsky.social to produce the podcast. Listen to "Death County, PA" whereever you get your podcasts.

We’ve officially cracked the top 10 for series and top 100 of ALL podcasts on Apple!!! This is incredible!!!!!

Death County, Pa is now #15 on Apple True Crime podcast charts and featured in the new and noteworthy section!!!!

Hey bestie, your new favorite podcast just dropped!! Don’t miss episodes 1+2 of Death County, the unbelievable criminal justice podcast by investigative journalist @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social, now available on *all* the platforms

Tomorrow, tomorrow!!!!!! Death County, Pa hits wide release with the first two episodes coming to all podcast streaming platforms without a paywall podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Did I mention I have a podcast?