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ABUSIVE OVERSIGHT: SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHOW GUARDS’ ATTEMPT TO KILL BLACK AND BROWN PRISONER AT THE DISCRETION OF WHITE RANKING STAFF

ABUSIVE OVERSIGHT: SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHOW GUARDS’ ATTEMPT TO KILL BLACK AND BROWN PRISONER AT THE DISCRETION OF WHITE RANKING STAFF

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor Many citizens in society know little if anything about what actually goes on in an American prison. The little some do know usually portrays prisoners in a negative light. We can thank the mainstream media for falsely viewing prisons as places where violent predators spend their days: preying on the weak; lifting weights; watching movies and stabbing each other for no reason at all. Kinda like-how HBO laid out the prison environment…

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CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD AT THE CLEMENTS UNIT BECAUSE NO QUARANTINE HAS BEEN INITIATED

CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD AT THE CLEMENTS UNIT BECAUSE NO QUARANTINE HAS BEEN INITIATED

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor The Clements Unit was hastily put on a medical lockdown on April 8, 2020. From the outset, prisoners were told that the medical lockdown would be discontinued 14 days later. 46 days later, prisoners are still waiting for the 14 days to pass, so that hot meals, recreation, library books and so on can be distributed. Even visits to the infirmary have been put on hold. Short of death, sick call requests…

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MASSIVE COVID-19 TESTING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN TEXAS PRISONS

MASSIVE COVID-19 TESTING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN TEXAS PRISONS

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor Clements Unit prisoners in 3 Buildings’ close custody wings were awakened in the early morning of May 16, 2020, by the loud sounds of ranking guards telling them to get dressed and step out of their cells. Normally such mass invasions by staff mean cell searches and shakedowns. To our surprise, no shakedowns would be conducted, though a wealth of “free world” men and women donning hazmat-like garments, clipboards, hand sanitizer and…

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QUARANTINING THE CLEMENTS UNIT WAY: MEDICAL LOCKDOWN IN WORDS, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN DEEDS

QUARANTINING THE CLEMENTS UNIT WAY: MEDICAL LOCKDOWN IN WORDS, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN DEEDS

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor In the April 2020 Prison Legal News cover story by Michael D. Cohen, M.D. titled: Protect Yourself and Your Facility From COVID-19. He explained what little is known about the Coronavirus and what prisoners can do to protect themselves and the areas they live and congregate in. Given that prisoners are already limited, resource wise, information of this magnitude is critical in situations of a pandemic proportion. Guards and medical staff have…

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THE EXPLOITATION AND MANIPULATION OF INFORMATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

THE EXPLOITATION AND MANIPULATION OF INFORMATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor  “I ain’t signing no bitch ass heat restriction paper! It’s cold in this bitch, niggas dying back here, get the fuck on.” – frustrated black man tells guard after being asked to falsely sign that he got proper education on extreme heat conditions,amidst the death of a prisoner. After a two year hiatus from the Clements unit, the original scene of crime and punishment, I’m back. Surprisingly, nothing has changed! Guards,nurses and…

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CLEMENTS UNIT GUARD THREATENS TO RETALIATE BECAUSE I’M SPEAKING OUT ABOUT COVID-19 AT THE PRISON

CLEMENTS UNIT GUARD THREATENS TO RETALIATE BECAUSE I’M SPEAKING OUT ABOUT COVID-19 AT THE PRISON

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor  Through out the years, I’ve been the victim of false disciplinary cases; assault by racist staff; destruction of legal property and personal property; yet I managed to get the false cases thrown out, staff members fired and proof that these acts are the primary and proximate result of retaliatory conduct for my undaunted effort to expose bad prison conditions and foul guards.  EXHIBIT A- CASE IN POINT During the COVID-19 pandemic, I…

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DEMAND THAT THE CLEMENTS UNIT HEAD WARDEN AND THEIR CONTRACTED PHONE SERVICE GIVE PRISONERS’ LOVED ONES THEIR MONEY BACK

DEMAND THAT THE CLEMENTS UNIT HEAD WARDEN AND THEIR CONTRACTED PHONE SERVICE GIVE PRISONERS’ LOVED ONES THEIR MONEY BACK

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor  After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Clements unit to suspend visitation, a memo was created, giving all prisoners access to one five minute free phone call bi-weekly. The prisoner was supposed to be allowed to call anyone regardless of if the person was on their OTS call list or visitation list.  To my surprise the sergeant handling our calls skipped over the phone key that said ‘free call’ pressing the key to…

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CLEMENTS UNIT GUARD THAT ASSISTED THE COVID-19 PRISON OUTBREAK—DIES

CLEMENTS UNIT GUARD THAT ASSISTED THE COVID-19 PRISON OUTBREAK—DIES

By Jason Renard Walker, Minister of Labor NABPP  4/21/20 Clements unit guard, Jonathan Goodman was discovered to have been infected with the Coronavirus following his death, April 21 2020, merely two weeks after the prison was put on quarantine lock-down.  Goodman was found unresponsive on his homes floor several days ago by a member of his family. He was listed as having suffered a stroke and being brain dead upon his arrival to the hospital. Post mortem tests confirmed the…

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Staff Calls Close Custody Prisoners’ Death A Homicide

Staff Calls Close Custody Prisoners’ Death A Homicide

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP Minister of Labor Prison investigators have labeled the death of a Clements Unit prisoner, a homicide. A Hispanic prisoner was found dead in the 3 building close custody wings, A-pod, cell 72 on the morning of April 13, 2020. Making it the first reported Clements Unit murder of the year. Unverified accounts from witnesses state that the dead man’s cellmate flagged staff to the body, after being in the cell with it for several days….

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The COVID-19 Cover-Up: Exposed Prison Guard May Have Contaminated Over 140 Prisoners

The COVID-19 Cover-Up: Exposed Prison Guard May Have Contaminated Over 140 Prisoners

By Jason Renard Walker, NABPP, Minister of Labor The Clements Unit is knowingly allowing guards infected with the coronavirus to work at the prison. In its early stages of infesting the prison; the coronavirus had gone undocumented in the month of March 2020, despite sick prisoners and rampant signs of the virus everywhere. The focus didn’t seem to be on preventing staff from bringing it in. The focus was on preventing healthy guards from getting the virus from sick prisoners…

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