Today, Jarvis’ legal team at Kirkland & Ellis is required by law to submit a federal appeal brief that will begin the process of a more substantial federal appeal. While this briefing isn't expected to change Jarvis' situation, it will lay out the relevant issues that will be forthcoming to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read More“Finding Freedom” by Jarvis Jay Masters has now been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and “Encontrando a Liberdade” was just released in Brazil by LeYa, an editorial group that includes some of the most prestigious publishers in the Portuguese-speaking world.
Read MoreFrom September 18-October 7, 2020, Jarvis Jay Masters had been on a hunger strike to raise awareness of a new wave of phone restrictions at San Quentin State Prison. The prison’s management team is now developing plans for the maximum and equal use of GTL phone time. Friends and supporters are still asked to contact authorities to ensure the new policies are enacted.
Read MoreTAKE ACTION NOW: Jarvis’ friends and supporters are asked to contact the following officials to request the reinstatement of GTL state phone access to normal, full scheduling capacity for all residents of San Quentin State Prison:
Read MoreURGENT: Today, on International Wrongful Conviction Day, Jarvis has an urgent message (on Facebook here and Twitter here) to share from inside Death Row. PLEASE help us share this audio message on your social media so it rises to the level of Governor Gavin Newsom. He can rectify this dangerous issue with one call.
Read MoreACTION ALERT: The Campaign to Exonerate Jarvis Jay Masters has signed on with hundreds of other groups and organizations calling on Congress to end the federal death penalty. Keep this issue in the spotlight with these latest links to urgent actions.
Read MoreWe regret to share sad news on the sudden passing of Michael Satris, an attorney who served on Jarvis’ legal team during Jarvis’ original trial in the late 1980s.
Jarvis has written a firsthand account as Covid-19 rips through San Quentin, which has now been featured on Lithub here . He questions the unintended consequences of both the CA Dept of Corrections’ planned suspension of state phone privileges at San Quentin as well as the early release of 8,000 state prisoners.
Read MoreA new edition of Jarvis’ first book, Finding Freedom, has now been released by Shambhala Publications. The reissue includes a recent foreword from Ven. Pema Chödrön and several previously unpublished pieces by Jarvis. The paperback and audiobook versions are available from a variety of online retailers now.
Read MoreAfter a few days experiencing symptoms of a high fever, dry cough, and belabored breathing, Jarvis checked into the San Quentin infirmary on June 24, where he tested positive for the coronavirus. He has since been monitored and treated daily, and is recovering steadily.
Read MoreURGENT: As a result of gross mismanagement, the coronavirus is now surging through San Quentin State Prison where 891 prisoners and 89 staff have tested positive according to the CDCR tracker. The facility had gone without any cases until 121 inmates were transferred from the California Institute for Men in Chino, CA, on May 30. The prisoners from CIM, which then had the largest outbreak among CA state prisons, had not been tested for weeks prior to the move. PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW:
Read More“The Buddhist on Death Row: David Sheff & Jarvis Jay Masters in conversation with Rebecca Solnit” event will now be webcast online here on Mon. June 15, 2020 at 7:30pm PST. Donations will benefit the GRIP Training Institute which transforms violence and suffering into learning and healing.
Read MoreIn solidarity with BLACK LIVES MATTER, this week “Dear Governor” is disrupting its regular feed to participate in the #PodcastBlackOut. Jarvis weighs in on the loss of George Floyd, the civil unrest, and the vitality of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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