An excerpt of Jarvis’ essay, “The Inmate and the Prison Guard or the Night the Walls Came Down” about the election of President Obama is now featured in a current art exhibit traveling through Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Read MoreAfter serving 34 years for a crime he did not commit, Jarvis Jay Masters vows to continue his pursuit of justice and exoneration after a U.S District Court denied his federal habeas petition on September 3, 2024.
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"That Bird Has My Wings"by Jarvis Jay Masters has been translated into Korean by Hye Rim Kwon as 붓다가 된 어느 흑인 사형수 : 가장 악명 높은 감옥의 한 무고한 사형수가 전하는 마지막 인생 수업 and was just released by Bulgwang Publishing, the leading publisher of Buddhist titles in South Korea, and is available here.
The fight continues.
Read MoreJarvis Jay Masters has been transferred out of San Quentin State Prison after 42 years.
Read MoreJarvis and Truthworker Theatre Founding Director Samara Gaev contributed a creative piece from their ongoing dialogue to a new anthology, FUTURE/PRESENT: Arts in a Changing America, out now from Duke University Press.
Read MoreJarvis was recently interviewed for The Emerald podcast, in a mega-episode devoted to the topic of justice. In his segment with host Josh Schrei at 1 hour 27 minutes in, Jarvis articulates the elements of his endurance over three decades of wrongful imprisonment.
Read MoreJazz educator Daniel Blake won two New York arts and humanities grants to present several “Got My Wings” educational workshops to high school students throughout Fall 2023. Produced in collaboration with Jarvis, the “Got My Wings” project explores various themes in Jarvis’ books, and allows students to examine incarceration and social justice through the arts.
Jarvis was also interviewed by host Keith Dent in a special 4-part series for the “Black Men Speak” podcast, with episodes to be released October 10-31 and available here.
Read More"That Bird Has My Wings” has now been rendered into Spanish under the title “Este Pájaro Tiene Mis Alas” and is available online here from publishing house Editorial Dilema.
Read MoreJarvis’ “Encontrando a Liberdade”(“Finding Freedom”) has been officially adopted into Brazil’s national secondary school curriculum after being a finalist for Brazil’s federal PNLD grant (2021) , which funds one of the world’s largest state textbook adoption programs.
Read MoreJarvis’ legal case and thoughts on the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program (CITP) were highlighted in a feature article in the Guardian today.
Read MoreJarvis was recently featured on the Ten Percent Happier podcast with Dan Harris. The “How to Meditate in Hell” episode, released on April 3, is available here.
The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) will be proposing regulations for the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program, following an open public comment period that culminates in a public hearing in Sacramento on March 8, 2023. Individuals on San Quentin’s Death Row will be mandated to permanently move to other state prisons. This program will adversely affect many incarcerated people, their family, friends, and advocates, as well as local legal teams.
Jarvis Jay Masters, who has been incarcerated at San Quentin for 41 years—and on Death Row for 32 years for a crime he did not commit—requests that his support community submit public comments to CDCR.
Jarvis’ story and legal case has inspired the Creative Alliance Project to present “Got My Wings,” an upcoming community dance performance February 3-5, 2023 in Katonah, New York. Following each show, a panel of formerly incarcerated men and women will share their experiences and reflect on living and coping while in prison. Tickets are now available here.
Read MoreJarvis’ “That Bird Has My Wings” joins several notable titles on the Innocence Project’s 2022 recommended reading list and Jarvis is celebrated by his friend, writer Rebecca Solnit, in her latest column in the Guardian.
Read MoreJarvis recently spoke to a Sociology & Criminal Justice class studying wrongful convictions at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.
Read MoreSacramento's KCRA 3 News with Edie Lambert covered Jarvis' legal case last week and featured Jeremiah Burchfield publicly announcing his support for Jarvis' exoneration campaign. USA Today also recently published an op-ed by David Sheff.
LEGAL UPDATE: Jarvis’ legal team at Kirkland & Ellis filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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