Justin Douglas

I would say, I don't know if you're aware, but we've had 18 prisoners die in Dauphin County Prison in the last four years since the last time you voted for county commissioners.

I would say, I don't know if you're aware, but we've had 18 prisoners die in Dauphin County Prison in the last four years since the last time you voted for county commissioners.

I think that's unacceptable, and I think we need to remedy that.

I think that's unacceptable, and I think we need to remedy that.

I think there is a good old boys club network in Dauphin County. And my estimation is he was one of the people at the top of that. He was definitely aligned with very powerful people. It seems as if he had personal relationships with just about every vendor in the county.

I think there is a good old boys club network in Dauphin County. And my estimation is he was one of the people at the top of that. He was definitely aligned with very powerful people. It seems as if he had personal relationships with just about every vendor in the county.

They'd tell him, Can't run on prison reform. No one will vote for you. And so we just were like, we're going to do what we're going to do and we'll lose, I guess.

They'd tell him, Can't run on prison reform. No one will vote for you. And so we just were like, we're going to do what we're going to do and we'll lose, I guess.

There was definitely doors I knocked on where it was like, well, that's what they deserve.

There was definitely doors I knocked on where it was like, well, that's what they deserve.

And I just remember like, I think it was a Saturday and I had a whole strategy and plan for how many doors I was gonna knock. And I just didn't wanna get out of bed. I was so exhausted and I just felt like, what am I doing?

And I just remember like, I think it was a Saturday and I had a whole strategy and plan for how many doors I was gonna knock. And I just didn't wanna get out of bed. I was so exhausted and I just felt like, what am I doing?

Pretty much I had to do something big to get people's attention.

Pretty much I had to do something big to get people's attention.

We had multiple strategists tell us our billboard was a bad idea and a waste of money.

We had multiple strategists tell us our billboard was a bad idea and a waste of money.

When this came, we were like, this is going to be like 40% of our budget. We've got one shot. Like, this was kind of like, you know, your Eminem moment, if you will. You know what I mean? Mom's spaghetti. So, Justin came up with his message. We went with very big, bold letters. 18 prisoners dead since 2019. Vote for change on November 7th.

When this came, we were like, this is going to be like 40% of our budget. We've got one shot. Like, this was kind of like, you know, your Eminem moment, if you will. You know what I mean? Mom's spaghetti. So, Justin came up with his message. We went with very big, bold letters. 18 prisoners dead since 2019. Vote for change on November 7th.

I felt deeply, and I think most of my team did, that if we lost, we could at least say we educated a large amount of Dauphin County on a problem of prisoner deaths and that we would have a more educated voter base for the future.

I felt deeply, and I think most of my team did, that if we lost, we could at least say we educated a large amount of Dauphin County on a problem of prisoner deaths and that we would have a more educated voter base for the future.