Jarvis Lifts Second Round of Hunger Strikes

2020 bears good news. We’re happy to report that Jarvis has now lifted his hunger strike, a week after starting his second round of fasting. Upon meeting with San Quentin authorities on January 6, Warden Ron Davis assured Jarvis he would personally look into the issues at hand, namely the complete return of Jarvis’ three boxes of legal materials as well as a review of the policies and procedures regarding publishing inmates’ legal cases in the San Quentin News.

It remains Jarvis’ contention that while sensitive details of legal cases may comprise public information, their inclusion in a widely distributed prison newspaper such as the San Quentin News raises real safety and security risks for those involved and implied in them, and thus should be carefully screened.

Jarvis sends deep gratitude to all his friends and supporters for their continued advocacy.