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Founded by incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby, JoinJeremy is dedicated to advancing the work of incarcerated journalists and writers nationwide.
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Thanks to our friends @empowermentave.bsky.social for bringing attention to this article from @inquest.bsky.social about the retaliationJeremy and other incarcerated journalists face for speaking the truth.
One of our writers, @joinjeremy.org, spoke to @inquest.bsky.social, about the obstacles he and other incarcerated journalists encounter when trying to share what is really happening inside our prisons, jails, and detention centers—the most secluded public institutions in the United States.
When Reporting Is a Crime - Corinne Shanahan & Andrew Crespo - Inquest
States have restricted, surveilled, and punished prison journalism for decades, with dire consequences—for incarcerated people and for democracy.
inquest.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks to our friends @empowermentave.bsky.social for bringing attention to this article from @inquest.bsky.social about the retaliationJeremy and other incarcerated journalists face for speaking the truth.
Read Jeremy' article for the @chicagotribune.com
Commentary: By taking corrective action to free Larry Hoover, Gov. JB Pritzker could offer clear evidence that he is courageous enough to take measured steps to right a wrong.
Jeremy Busby: Gov. JB Pritzker should take a page out of Donald Trump’s book by freeing Larry Hoover
Larry Hoover remains locked up in Illinois, handing Donald Trump an opportunity to one-up his Democratic rivals.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Read Jeremy' article for the @chicagotribune.com
A lot of our work is about incarcerated journalists' rights and the retaliation they endure to get the truth out. That struggle is very real, but it's not the only story they have to tell.
Read about how fatherhood in prison gave Jeremy renewed purpose despite devastating obstacles.
Read about how fatherhood in prison gave Jeremy renewed purpose despite devastating obstacles.
Finding Purpose Through Fatherhood in Prison | Prison Writers
Jeremy Busby shares how fatherhood in prison transformed his life and gave him renewed purpose despite devastating obstacles.
prisonwriters.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A lot of our work is about incarcerated journalists' rights and the retaliation they endure to get the truth out. That struggle is very real, but it's not the only story they have to tell.
Read about how fatherhood in prison gave Jeremy renewed purpose despite devastating obstacles.
Read about how fatherhood in prison gave Jeremy renewed purpose despite devastating obstacles.
Jeremy wrote for @chicagotribune.com about why freeing Larry Hoover is not only the right thing for @govpritzker.illinois.gov to do, it's good politics. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/07/o...
Jeremy Busby: Gov. JB Pritzker should take a page out of Donald Trump’s book by freeing Larry Hoover
Larry Hoover remains locked up in Illinois, handing Donald Trump an opportunity to one-up his Democratic rivals.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Jeremy wrote for @chicagotribune.com about why freeing Larry Hoover is not only the right thing for @govpritzker.illinois.gov to do, it's good politics. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/07/o...
Jeremy wrote for the Austin American-Statesman about how a punitive and cruel drug crackdown in Texas prisons are putting lives at risk while failing to address the root causes of substance abuse. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
Texas’ new prison crackdown puts incarcerated lives at risk | Opinion
Suicides and homicides are already rising in Texas prisons. Restricting visits and communication will only deepen despair, not stop drugs, Texas inmate Jeremy Busby writes.
www.statesman.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Jeremy wrote for the Austin American-Statesman about how a punitive and cruel drug crackdown in Texas prisons are putting lives at risk while failing to address the root causes of substance abuse. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
''Prison journalism should not be illegal. It should not be starved, stifled, or silenced ... laws need to change."
Read @inquest.bsky.social's article featuring Jeremy's account of how his own journalism, and that of outside reporters wanting to tell his story, is stifled by prison authorities.
Read @inquest.bsky.social's article featuring Jeremy's account of how his own journalism, and that of outside reporters wanting to tell his story, is stifled by prison authorities.
"Journalists behind bars, describing endless forms of payback, told us that retaliation was the greatest constraint on their work." Andrew Crespo & Corinne Shanahan of @endmassinc.bsky.social break down the ways prisons stop reporting of what goes on behind their walls.
When Reporting Is a Crime - Corinne Shanahan & Andrew Crespo - Inquest
States have restricted, surveilled, and punished prison journalism for decades, with dire consequences—for incarcerated people and for democracy.
inquest.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
''Prison journalism should not be illegal. It should not be starved, stifled, or silenced ... laws need to change."
Read @inquest.bsky.social's article featuring Jeremy's account of how his own journalism, and that of outside reporters wanting to tell his story, is stifled by prison authorities.
Read @inquest.bsky.social's article featuring Jeremy's account of how his own journalism, and that of outside reporters wanting to tell his story, is stifled by prison authorities.
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" ... Since my brother was deported, I have been terrified. I find myself waking up in the middle of the night, tapping the side of my bunk to check if I’m still in my prison bed."
To Avoid Deportation, People Want to Stay Longer at My Prison
The thought of ending up in El Salvador’s CECOT, like my brother, makes many people at San Quentin nervous.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
" ... Since my brother was deported, I have been terrified. I find myself waking up in the middle of the night, tapping the side of my bunk to check if I’m still in my prison bed."
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It can take an incarcerated person weeks of strenuous work to afford even just a stick of deodorant. Story via @vera.org.
Prison Pay and Commissary Prices: Too Little for Too Much
It can take an incarcerated person weeks of strenuous work to afford even just a stick of deodorant.
www.vera.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It can take an incarcerated person weeks of strenuous work to afford even just a stick of deodorant. Story via @vera.org.
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#DayoftheImprisonedWriter is nearly here! From 15 Nov–10 Dec, we’ll highlight four writers jailed for speaking out: Rory Branker, Yalqun Rozi, Mohamed Tadjadit and Mzia Amaglobeli. Join us to call for their release! #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter is nearly here! From 15 Nov–10 Dec, we’ll highlight four writers jailed for speaking out: Rory Branker, Yalqun Rozi, Mohamed Tadjadit and Mzia Amaglobeli. Join us to call for their release! #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
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In his Life Inside essay, Bobby Bostic discusses his writing workshops in juvenile detention centers.
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
Here’s How I Use My Story to Teach Incarcerated Kids That Writing Matters
At 18, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison. Now out on parole, he’s sharing the healing power of writing in juvenile detention centers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In his Life Inside essay, Bobby Bostic discusses his writing workshops in juvenile detention centers.
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
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The Alabama Solution couldn’t have been made without incarcerated people having access to cell phones.
Think that has to do with why the Trump administration now wants to jam cell phones in prisons?
Read more from @joinjeremy.org in collaboration with @freedom.press and @theintercept.com
Think that has to do with why the Trump administration now wants to jam cell phones in prisons?
Read more from @joinjeremy.org in collaboration with @freedom.press and @theintercept.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Alabama Solution couldn’t have been made without incarcerated people having access to cell phones.
Think that has to do with why the Trump administration now wants to jam cell phones in prisons?
Read more from @joinjeremy.org in collaboration with @freedom.press and @theintercept.com
Think that has to do with why the Trump administration now wants to jam cell phones in prisons?
Read more from @joinjeremy.org in collaboration with @freedom.press and @theintercept.com
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Thomas Koskovich writes that it's stressful when anyone dies in your prison, especially when no one ever tells you what happened.
In Prison, Every Death Creates a Ripple Effect
It’s stressful when anyone dies on your wing, especially when no one ever tells you what happened.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thomas Koskovich writes that it's stressful when anyone dies in your prison, especially when no one ever tells you what happened.
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John J. Lennon tells Bill Keller that he “wanted to tell a different story about the guilty” in his new book.
A Leading Prison Journalist Upends Our Obsession With True Crime
John J. Lennon tells Bill Keller that he “wanted to tell a different story about the guilty” in his new book.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
John J. Lennon tells Bill Keller that he “wanted to tell a different story about the guilty” in his new book.
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What to the incarcerated American is the freedom to vote?
For most of the nearly 1.5 million people locked up in prisons across the U.S., there is, in fact, no freedom to vote at all. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, permit the franchise to its incarcerated citizens.
For most of the nearly 1.5 million people locked up in prisons across the U.S., there is, in fact, no freedom to vote at all. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, permit the franchise to its incarcerated citizens.
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
What to the incarcerated American is the freedom to vote?
For most of the nearly 1.5 million people locked up in prisons across the U.S., there is, in fact, no freedom to vote at all. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, permit the franchise to its incarcerated citizens.
For most of the nearly 1.5 million people locked up in prisons across the U.S., there is, in fact, no freedom to vote at all. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, permit the franchise to its incarcerated citizens.
PJP is such an important publishing platform and resource for incarcerated journalists. Their work makes the work that we do (of connecting and amplifying those journalists) more possible!
One of our first-time donors wrote: "Giving people a second chance through literacy and giving the world a chance to hear these stories is so valuable."
How you can support our work ⤵️
How you can support our work ⤵️
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Prison Journalism Project is supported by people like you. Support Prison Journalism Project today.
prisonjournalismproject.fundjournalism.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
PJP is such an important publishing platform and resource for incarcerated journalists. Their work makes the work that we do (of connecting and amplifying those journalists) more possible!
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Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase phone and video calling rate caps for incarcerated people.
In July we published dispatches about the necessity of phone calls, and how high costs — relative to extremely low prison wages — affect their connections to loved ones.
In July we published dispatches about the necessity of phone calls, and how high costs — relative to extremely low prison wages — affect their connections to loved ones.
Phone Calls Are a Lifeline in Prison, But They Are Expensive
A recent decision from the FCC will keep jail and prison phone calls more costly for at least the next couple years.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase phone and video calling rate caps for incarcerated people.
In July we published dispatches about the necessity of phone calls, and how high costs — relative to extremely low prison wages — affect their connections to loved ones.
In July we published dispatches about the necessity of phone calls, and how high costs — relative to extremely low prison wages — affect their connections to loved ones.
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“We are each other’s best hope”: In a Q&A with Adryan Corcione, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social discusses her new anthology “Read This When Things Fall Apart,” (out now by @akpress.org) alongside movement work, navigating collective crises, & dealing with burnout.
‘Solidarity is always the way forward’
In a Q&A with Prism, abolitionist organizer Kelly Hayes discusses her new anthology “Read This When Things Fall Apart,” featuring encouraging letters from movement leaders, writers, and activists
prismreports.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“We are each other’s best hope”: In a Q&A with Adryan Corcione, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social discusses her new anthology “Read This When Things Fall Apart,” (out now by @akpress.org) alongside movement work, navigating collective crises, & dealing with burnout.
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Thanks to those who joined our Monday webinar with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, and special thanks to our panelists: @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, Noa Avishag Schnall, and @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
Did you miss it? Watch it here:
Did you miss it? Watch it here:
Hear from the U.S. Journalists Abducted from Gaza Aid Flotillas
YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation
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November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks to those who joined our Monday webinar with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, and special thanks to our panelists: @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, Noa Avishag Schnall, and @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
Did you miss it? Watch it here:
Did you miss it? Watch it here:
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US police killed an average of nearly four people each day in 2024. “According to a report by Mapping Police Violence, police killed at least 1,365 people in 2024, making it the deadliest year since the group began recording such data in 2013,” Sharon Zhang wrote for Truthout.
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
US police killed an average of nearly four people each day in 2024. “According to a report by Mapping Police Violence, police killed at least 1,365 people in 2024, making it the deadliest year since the group began recording such data in 2013,” Sharon Zhang wrote for Truthout.
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"In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished."
The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵
The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵
Staff sex abuse in Idaho women’s prisons largely unchecked
InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
www.investigatewest.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished."
The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵
The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵
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Here's Wilder's account for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social of what she went through and witnessed as a U.S. journalist in Israeli custody. RSVP for the discussion tomorrow to hear more from her and others.
jewishcurrents.org/forty-eight-...
jewishcurrents.org/forty-eight-...
🔔 Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 3, 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST
RSVP: freedom.press/gaza-flotillas
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's Wilder's account for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social of what she went through and witnessed as a U.S. journalist in Israeli custody. RSVP for the discussion tomorrow to hear more from her and others.
jewishcurrents.org/forty-eight-...
jewishcurrents.org/forty-eight-...
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🔴 This International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists is the perfect time to call your lawmakers and tell them to stop cherry picking which countries to hold accountable and to stop bankrolling Israel’s wars in Gaza and beyond that have killed hundreds of journalists.
Protect Journalists Reporting on Gaza
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🔴 This International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists is the perfect time to call your lawmakers and tell them to stop cherry picking which countries to hold accountable and to stop bankrolling Israel’s wars in Gaza and beyond that have killed hundreds of journalists.
The United States is the only nation in the world where a child can be legally sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Michael Montgomery is one such survivor of what he calls this “modern-day murder by the system.”
#SecondLookMovement #FreeThemAll
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#SecondLookMovement #FreeThemAll
joinjeremy.org/2025/10/30/m...
Michael Montgomery: The Impact of Juvenile Life Sentences
The United States is the only nation in the world where a child can be legally sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Michael Montgomery is one such survivor of what he calls th…
joinjeremy.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The United States is the only nation in the world where a child can be legally sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Michael Montgomery is one such survivor of what he calls this “modern-day murder by the system.”
#SecondLookMovement #FreeThemAll
joinjeremy.org/2025/10/30/m...
#SecondLookMovement #FreeThemAll
joinjeremy.org/2025/10/30/m...
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Maybe this explains why ICE taped bags over windows of journalist @peoplesfabric.com’s cell so he couldn’t see out when they baselessly arrested him in September.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Maybe this explains why ICE taped bags over windows of journalist @peoplesfabric.com’s cell so he couldn’t see out when they baselessly arrested him in September.
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With SNAP expiring, at least one Calif community is responding not by helping people get food, but by threatening hungry people with arrest
This is what we mean when we say policing is a policy choice that creates crime
Here’s the math that proves it 🧵
This is what we mean when we say policing is a policy choice that creates crime
Here’s the math that proves it 🧵
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
Over 5.5 million Californians, including 2 million children, are set to lose their SNAP benefits this Saturday.
www.foxla.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
With SNAP expiring, at least one Calif community is responding not by helping people get food, but by threatening hungry people with arrest
This is what we mean when we say policing is a policy choice that creates crime
Here’s the math that proves it 🧵
This is what we mean when we say policing is a policy choice that creates crime
Here’s the math that proves it 🧵