Incarcerated Journalist Endures Campaign Of Retaliation From Texas Prison Officials

Texas prison officials are keeping incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby in solitary confinement conditions. They even seized his prison tablet, a lifeline for him.

The following is published in conjunction with an op-ed from Theodore Amey, a friend and supporter of incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby.

Texas prison officials are keeping incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby in solitary confinement conditions. They even seized his prison tablet, a lifeline for him at the Jim Ferguson Unit facility that is around 90 miles north of Houston. 

Busby maintains that this treatment is in retaliation for his writing, including articles that have addressed systemic problems in Texas prisons. He had shoulder surgery at the end of July after Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) officials allegedly denied him medical attention for several weeks. 

A campaign for Busby demands that TDCJ officials grant him the medical accommodations that were recommended by doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch hospital in Galveston. Supporters further demand that officials return Busby’s prison tablet and place him in protective custody at the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas. 

The Dissenter sent several questions to Busby for this report. Busby indicated that he had replied to the questions, but the responses were not received until the following day. It is suspected that TDCJ officials interfered with communications. 

Read the full article at The Dissenter.