Legal Update: Jarvis to Appeal after U.S. District Court Denies Habeas Petition

After 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. This recent ruling underscores the systemic challenges of exoneration for the wrongly convicted, despite significant evidence of innocence. See our official press release here.

Just last month, the Death Penalty Information Center issued a recent news analysis on the worsening and record long waits for exoneration for death-sentenced individuals here. 200 Americans have now been exonerated from death row.