The California Attorney General’s office was granted an extension to lodge the state court record as well as to file its answer to Jarvis’ appeal brief, which is now due July 30, 2021.
Read MoreJarvis will join his longtime friend and supporter Lee Lesser for a Livestream Dharma Talk through Zoom at 10:00-11:00 am on Sat. June 19, 2021, as hosted by the San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center. The online event is free and open to the public. More information is posted on the SFZC calendar here.
Read MoreIn Season 2, host Corny Koehl will be reporting on Jarvis’ post-conviction proceedings before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read MoreSince Jarvis’ legal team at Kirkland & Ellis filed an appeal brief in U.S. District Court (Northern District of California) last November, a federal judge was appointed to the case and is overseeing the case timeline. The State is scheduled to file its answer by June 1.
Read More"The Buddhist on Death Row" by David Sheff has now been translated into German by Gerd Bausch and will be released by major German publisher O.W. Barth on March 31.
Read MoreThe Black & Buddhist Summit 2021 is a free, online event airing Feb.18-25 featuring over 20 leading African-descended Buddhist teachers on what Buddhism can teach us about race, resilience, transformation, and spiritual freedom. Jarvis’ interview will be broadcast on Mon. Feb. 22. Registration is now open for all here.
Read MoreJarvis’ Guardian op-ed from May 2020 was quoted in a Slate article titled “Let Incarcerated People Have Cellphones” today.
Read MoreIn light of the current U.S. government’s efforts to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, Jarvis now wishes to share his unpublished essay, “Faced with a Twenty-Dollar Bill,” in full. Written several years ago, an excerpt was most recently posted on this website in June 2019. Jarvis urges readers to weigh the fundamental contradiction of placing an icon of freedom on American currency—an ongoing source of brutal oppression for communities of color—and joins a growing chorus of Black voices in strong disapproval of the effort.
Read MoreToday, 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.