Lamont Jones
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134 appearances
9 recordings
3 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard May 2025
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For me, I think the last time actually Well, being there was the last, I want to say, two meetings ago. That was my first time in a while. They know that I was fighting, and I am fighting to change the conditions because I don't know how many people ever came back after incarceration to stand and fight. There was times when I was younger and I was incarcerated and I would come out.
I'd be like, you know what? I'm going to do this. And as soon as I got out, I said...
Woo!
And I said it was strong because we haven't heard this from someone sitting in these seats. Even for me, he said this is the most monies that he's made in his life. This is the least money I've ever made in my life. I wish I had your salary. So again, it's not about the money. We have to be able to bring people back and get them to trust government again.
And if it's only just him and I, hopefully this trends in the right direction. Changing a culture, that doesn't happen overnight. And putting people in the right places. still they get pushed back because of how they're looking to operate and implement change. So I'll give you an example, the room and board. I'm like, why would I pay to stay in prison?
I was like, wait a minute, taxpayers are already paying for people to be housed. Why are we double dipping? When it first started, it was supposed to be a deterrent, but obviously it went way beyond that. And this created a lot of debt for people. And it actually was, another way to keep recidivism going.
So once we were able to bring it to a minimum, I don't want to say to an end because I think they still collect 125 to come in. But then after that, for him to be really pushing to, let's take this debt off the people. The baton was kind of like handed and he took it and ran with it.
And I was like, wow, you know, so that's a huge change because not only did it take the strain off of those individuals that were being housed there, it also helped the families on the other side.
I'm still not sold. And that's just my honesty. And I could tell them that to their face, you know, until I see some more significant things happening. Because again, like he said, a system, it's been in place. I'm looking to see that we expose more to things that aren't right. If another guard does something that's out of pocket, I think it should be publicly shared.
So not only the people know that this is happening, But it also sends a message to any other congressional officer. Hey, if you're involved in this type of behavior, we're going to put your picture up. I don't think that there should be a shield there when it comes to that. So I'm looking forward to seeing things like that.
They're okay, but for my cousin Carmen, she probably will never be okay. You know, she's very silent now. And she's been a private person anyway, but this right here with her only child, It's like pain. You know she's dealing with it. I think it's still going to take time for our family to wrap our heads around this, especially finding out
what we found out versus what we were told in the beginning. So that's the painful piece in my family. They know I'm the fighter, so they don't mind me being on the front line and saying the things that I need to say. So the family has not completely healed, and I think it's still going to take some time.
So I think, yeah, just keep them in your prayers and continue doing the works that we're doing here to expose some of this.
I want people to be able to pick up this baton, and again, not just looking at Tyreek Riley or Ishmael or Jamal or all of the other people that have lost their lives, to join in this fight to make sure people are protected and safely getting to court, safely being able to serve their sentence and get out.
People are excited. Of course, you know, you have the machine at work. They can see me coming like a Justin Douglas. You know, I'm not a part of the status quo. I am not owned. I am not bought. I am not paid for. So the response that I'm getting to the community, they are ready for change for the people that really understand and the people that really know Lamont Jones from his core.
Even when I was making mistakes as a young man, I never was a person to overlook someone that was in need. I was always a compassionate person. I think my spirit, my aura exemplifies that through action. And the people are ready. When we are elected, I'm just going to speak that into existence, not only would I be the first African-American male to ever take the seat in Harrisburg. Wow.
Yeah, that's history. I didn't know that. Right? Right. they're going to see a mayor that's focused on reentry. You're going to see a mayor just as you see a councilman, roll his sleeves up, on the ground, be accessible. You will be able to see me at your local grocery store, at your barbershop.
You still want to make sure that you have the pulse of your community and that accessibility so you can actually see in real time the issues that people are dealing with. And I think that's what I'm going to be able to bring to the city of Harrisburg. But I don't want to make a career out of this.
If you fix something, you come into a space and you make it better than it was before you got there, then move on to do something else. You know, I actually get to get into a position similar to Commissioner Douglas to actually have real effect.
during your investigative reporting, which I do commend you on. Uncovering a lot of the things that you uncovered, I didn't know until I read a little bit about some of the anxiety and stuff that you experience when you learn some of this information.
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