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Joshua Vaughn

Senior Reporter

Joshua covers a broad array of criminal justice issues, but his writing has a special focus on sex offender policies, the use of cash bail, and substance use in rural Pennsylvania. He was a 2016 John Jay/Harry F. Guggenheim criminal justice reporting fellow, and received a 2016 president’s award for excellence in news reporting recipient from Lee Enterprises. He was also a 2017 John Jay/Measures for Justice reporting fellow.

Facing Life

Pennsylvania’s prisons have the second-highest number of people in the country serving life without the possibility of parole. Nine people who were released after being sentenced to die behind bars share their stories.