Buju happier in Miami

Buju was moved from the Limestone County Correctional Facility in Groesbeck, Texas, late last month, where he served some of his 10-year sentence for drug-related charges. The website explains that the move was triggered through efforts put forth by the Jamaican Consulate and the judge in Buju's trial, James Moody.

At the time, concerns had gone public over the grammy-winning artiste's safety at the Texas federal prison.

The concerns had come from reports that the prison holds several Mexican gangs, formerly hosted short-term Mexicans in line for deportation and created unsafe conditions that made the reggae star uncomfortable. According to the website, Buju was also one of few black inmates at the facility.

The Miami prison, the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Miami, Florida, is the third federal prison Buju has spent prison time in since his sentencing in June.

Examiner.com goes on to quote Buju's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, first saying, the prominent dancehall/reggae artiste expressed gratitude for the move and was keeping his head high through this turbulent time.

The FCI Miami is located in south-west Dade County, 30 miles from downtown Miami, where Buju performed the Before The Dawn concert a month before his conviction in February 2011.

Buju also served a short stint in an Oklahoma facility.

Later this month, Markus will file an appeal on Buju's behalf before a three-member panel of judges in an effort to reduce the artiste's prison term.

Buju's release date stands listed as February 1, 2019.