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Literary works by Jeremy Busby

SOLITARY SUICIDE

"It was Gab. He decided to take his own life rather than deal with the possibilities of having to be separated from his family again and producing more disappointment for them. He hung himself from the light fixture and a part of me is dead there also. How could I not come through for him like he had come through from me? What more could I have said that I didn’t say?" (read more)

The Death Chamber Next Door

"Being incarcerated at the prison that carried out the death penalty had clearly penetrated my soul. It was as though a small part me died with each execution, and, unwilling to lose any more of my being than I had already, I was determined to make this execution different."(read more)

The ‘Black Market’ in Prison Health Care

"In 2017, TDCJ requested $247 million from the state just to maintain the costs of meeting the medical expenses of individuals incarcerated in the system at current existing levels."(read more)

There is a N***** in the Holding Cell

"Prison, like life, is filled with unexpected events. One minute you could find yourself feeling all enriched about where you are personally, and the progress you have made. Then, the next minute those feelings are completely eradicated by merely encountering a negative person or situation. That was exactly what happened to me during a recent trip to the Main Administrative building at William Clements, JR. Unit located in Amarillo, Texas."(read more)

‘I Can’t Breathe’: The Federal Chokehold on the Wrongfully Convicted

Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler describes a “chokehold” as a maneuver in which a person’s neck is tightly gripped in a way that restrains breathing. In his book, ironically named, “The Chokehold: Policing Black Men,” Butler describes how police, politicians, judges, and other officials have used legal versions of that maneuver to create the mass incarceration system we are living with today."(read more)

A Sex Offender In Prison Became My Friend

"Hanging out or talking to a sex offender in prison is extremely taboo. In fact, it could possibly get you hurt or even killed. The unchecked petty culture that demonizes people who have been convicted of a sex crime is both prominent and ridiculous."(read more)

Inside the 'Sh!+house,' the Prison Unit Where Troubled Inmates Throw Feces at Guards

"When the door opened, the full force of the odor hit me like a brick. I couldn't believe these four cartons of feces were just sitting there... like that. Why hadn't one of the inmate janitors taken them and flushed them? What kind of place was this?"(read more)

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