Meet Jeremy
A Dallas native, Jeremy lost his mother at the tender age of three. He grew up in foster care and was introduced to criminal activity at a young age.
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October 1, 1998, Jeremy and a female companion stopped at a crime ridden motel and were confronted by two men in the parking lot. The two men thought Jeremy was there to purchase drugs, and when Jeremy informed them that they were not there for that purpose, one of the men became hostile and belligerent. As can be seen in court documents, Jeremy was repeatedly threatened with physical violence by the man before STANDING HIS GROUND! Jeremy shot the man once after repeated efforts to avoid the confrontation. Jeremy had no previous arrests for violence.
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After spending four months in Dallas County Jail, Jeremy met his defense attorney, Robert Michael Thomas, for the first time in person the day that his trial started. Without having conducted any pretrial investigation, at trial Thomas did not call any witnesses and was wholly unprepared to advocate on Jeremy's behalf. Jeremy was sentenced to 75 years in prison by an all-white jury in 1999.
Jeremy's Accomplishments
After entering prison Jeremy utilized education to transform his life. A graduate of Lee College and The University of Houston-Clear Lake, Jeremy has served as a mentor for other prisoners and worked with progressive prison officials to implement positive programming within Texas prison system.
He is a certified Peer Health Educator, TDCJ Chaplaincy Volunteer Worship Leader, Windham School District GED and Lee College tutor and a member of Toastmasters America. In addition to being the first Black staff writer in the history of Texas prison newspaper, The ECHO, Jeremy's writings have been featured by The Crime Report, The Marshall Project, Minutes Before Six, The Houston Chronicle, Prison Writers, The Huntsville Item, The Beat Within, and the Death Row Soul Collective.
Jeremy has volunteered for various civil/ human rights organizations to create meaningful change throughout the criminal legal system. Those organizations includes, Amnesty International, ACLU of Texas, Texas Incarcerated Family Association, Texas Cure, Prison Justice League, Texas Abolition Coalition, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Prison Reform, Be Frank 4 Justice, Solitary Watch, Prison Policy Initiative, and Empowerment Avenue.
