Featured illustration by Katie Kosma for CJR.org
March was a busy month for JoinJeremy as we worked to launch our new nonprofit organization. We also published three new articles:
Life Sentence by Jeremy Busby
Published March 9 in Minutes Before Six
In this personal essay, Jeremy Busby reflects on the moment he received his life sentence 27 years ago. Recalling a life-changing conversation with an elder inmate, Jeremy shares the lessons that empowered him to not only survive, but thrive and succeed on his own terms in spite of his circumstances.
The Harsh Reality of Being a Prison Journalist by Theodore Amey and Seth Stern
Published March 12 in Columbia Journalism Review (CJR.org)
JoinJeremy Outreach Coordinator Theodore Amey and Board Director Seth Stern discuss the harsh retaliation and censorship that incarcerated journalists face for their reporting on conditions inside prisons. They highlight the experiences of Jeremy Busby, alongside Kwaneta Harris and other incarcerated journalists who have endured similar retaliatory punishment for their work.
No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units by Jeremy Busby
Published March 31 in The Appeal
In this story produced in partnership with Solitary Watch, Jeremy Busby examines the physical violence, psychological harm, and dehumanization that occurs as the result of “what the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) calls G5/P5/J5 close custody, units where two people share a single cell [the size of a parking space] for nearly 24 hours a day.”
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