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Jeremy Busby, a wrongfully convicted journalist incarcerated in the State of Texas, has faced near constant retaliation at the hands of TDCJ officials (wardens, sergeants, etc.) for his journalism exposing numerous failures within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Here's how you can get involved and help Jeremy.
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Send an email to Texas Department of Criminal Justice deamnding protection for Jeremy.
TO: classify@tdcj.texas.gov, jerry.sanchez@tdcj.texas.gov, health.services@tdcj.texas.gov
SUBJECT: URGENT: Jeremy Busby needs medical care and protective custody
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MESSAGE:
Hello, my name is [name] and I'm a [journalist/activist/concerned citizen] writing in regards to Jeremy Busby (#00881193), a journalist who is incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
For several weeks, Mr. Busby has faced near constant retaliation at the hands of TDCJ officials (wardens, sergeants, etc.) for his journalism. He has also faced violence from other incarcerated folks, a series of transfers, and is now in solitary and his contact to the outside world has been shut off. There is a public petition that details what he has gone through and has more than 200 signatures.
Throughout all of this, Mr. Busby has been denied proper medical treatment for his severely injured shoulder. After months of being denied medical evaluation, he finally met with doctors at UTMB Galveston and they operated on his shoulder a few weeks ago. However, his surgeon requested that Mr. Busby be placed on a unit with 24-hour medical so he can receive his prescribed post-operative medication and physical therapy, The surgeon also put a "no handcuff pass" on his chart to ensure his shoulder can recover fully. TDCJ officials have explicitly refused to adhere to any of these accommodations.
Additionally, TDCJ has succeeded in censoring Mr. Busby by pinning a sexual assault disciplinary case on him. As a result, his tablet has been shut off for 60-90 days-- effectively cutting off his communications to the outside world. This is of particular concern given how difficult TDCJ has made it for lawyers, spiritual advisors, and members of the media to schedule calls or visits with him.
We demand that Mr. Busby immediately receives the medical accommodations requested by Dr. Jeremy Somerson MD at UTMB Galveston, his tablet access be fully restored, then is promptly transferred into protective custody as soon as his medical needs are fully addressed.
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Please make sure these two urgent matters are addressed as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time and attention.