Uplifting Incarcerated Journalists and Writers
Join incarcerated journalist, organizer and human rights activist Jeremy Busby’s vision to reshape America’s over-reliance on incarceration as a response to crime.
JoinJeremy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the works of incarcerated journalists and writers across the country. Through our platforms and partnerships with community organizations and media outlets, we help incarcerated journalists and writers amplify their work to the public and access greater inclusion, resources, and support.
Updates
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“The Alabama Solution” and Exposing Truth with Contraband Cell Phones
“The Alabama Solution,” a 2025 film directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, is nominated for Best Documentary at the 98th Academy Awards. The film follows abuses exposed by incarcerated… Read more ⇢
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Finding Purpose Through Fatherhood in Prison
by Jeremy Busby, originally published on PrisonWriters.com: Becoming a father was no doubt my greatest achievement in life. The responsibilities that came with fatherhood gave me a sense of purpose… Read more ⇢
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When Reporting Is a Crime
Last month, Inquest published this article by Corinne Shanahan and Andrew Manuel Crespo on Jeremy Busby and other journalists behind bars’ experiences with endless retaliation: In the summer of 2023,… Read more ⇢
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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… Read more ⇢
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Jeremy Busby on Inmate Tea with A&P
JoinJeremy is excited to announce our partnership with Inmate Tea with A&P, a podcast dedicated to raising awareness of the injustices within the judicial and carceral systems through conversations with… Read more ⇢
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Seth Stern: Americans rallied for Jimmy Kimmel. Do the same for Mario Guevara
Editor’s Note: Seth Stern is Advocacy Director for Freedom of the Press Foundation, JoinJeremy’s Board Chairperson, and Associate Editor for The Collective. This article was first published by Freedom of… Read more ⇢
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Introducing The Collective, plus two new articles by Jeremy Busby
This month, we are launching The Collective, JoinJeremy’s digital newsroom for inside and outside voices advocating for the urgent protection and inclusion of incarcerated journalists. Read Jeremy Busby’s introduction here.… Read more ⇢
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Happy Birthday Jeremy!
Today, August 8, is journalist and organizer Jeremy Busby’s 48th birthday, and his 27th consecutive birthday behind bars. Join me in sending Jeremy your wishes for his birthday – I… Read more ⇢
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Jeremy Busby: Gov. JB Pritzker should take a page out of Donald Trump’s book by freeing Larry Hoover
New Commentary by Jeremy Busby in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full article here. Excerpts: During the early 1970s when Black people were plagued with the perilous impacts of unchecked… Read more ⇢
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Journalism Behind Bars: How federal law impedes reporting on America’s prisons
Yesterday, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) hosted the webinar “Journalism Behind Bars: How federal law impedes reporting on America’s prisons,” a powerful one-hour conversation with incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby,… Read more ⇢
