As part of Oprah’s Book Club Chat, Jarvis Jay Masters discussed writing and the simple pleasures we take for granted outside prison walls.
Read MoreJarvis was recently interviewed by Fritzi Horstman, founder of the Compassion Prison Project for their Compassion in Action podcast. The organization’s mission is to create trauma-informed communities through education and programming. Part 1 of their interview has been posted here with Part 2 anticipated in early October.
Read More“The Buddhist on Death Row” by David Sheff has been translated into Portuguese by Heci Regina Candiani and was recently released by publishing house Sextante.
Read MoreJuneteenth—now a federal holiday—is both a celebration and a sobering reminder that the ongoing African American struggle for freedom and justice continues. To mark this occasion, we share a recent excerpted journal entry from Jarvis about perseverance amidst adversity.
Read MoreJarvis’ story was featured in the New York Times in a guest essay by Rebecca Solnit. First posted online on April 22, the opinion piece also appears in the April 24 Sunday print edition as “Don’t Stop Believing That People Can Change,” and explores the inherent human capacity for transformation and the steep social costs we incur when that fact is dismissed.
Read MoreJarvis is featured in the major upcoming book, “Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise” (HarperCollins/Penguin) by Justin Zorn & Leigh Marz, which will be published in 12 languages globally. Jarvis’ story is prominently covered in Chapter 9: Quiet Inside and well as throughout the book. It will be hitting the shelves on May 5 in the UK and May 17 in the US and is now available on pre-order here.
Read MoreJarvis’ case has been featured in an editorial in The Nation, titled “Free Jarvis Jay Masters!” Writer Rebecca Solnit also mentioned Jarvis in her recent Lithub article, “Hope on Far Horizons,” and a Jan. 22 New York jazz event inspired by Jarvis will now be held virtually due to Covid.
Read MoreThe California State Legislature tasked the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC) to recommend legal changes that would “simplify and rationalize” California’s Penal Code. In its recently released Death Penalty Report, the Committee unanimously recommended abolition of the state’s death penalty. Jarvis’ case is cited twice.
Read MoreA song called “That Bird Has My Wings” is now a track on an award-nominated Canadian folk album and an original jazz score for a dance performance called “Got My Wings” will premiere in New York in January 2022. Both pieces were inspired by Jarvis’ story and explores the nature of freedom in various musical genres.
Read MoreLEGAL UPDATE: Jarvis’ traverse was filed in federal court last week. Jarvis’ legal team and San Quentin officials have now resolved the main legal visitation issues at hand and Jarvis is officially off his strike.
Read MoreJarvis will join David Sheff, author of “The Buddhist on Death Row” at a Facebook Live event here on Tues. October 19 at 10am PST. The event is hosted by Norwegian publisher Flux Forlag, who released the Norwegian translation of David’s book in July; it will be moderated by the book’s translator, Ingela T. Flatin.
Read MoreToday, the 19th annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, Jarvis would like to share a new essay he has penned about death by incarceration, otherwise known as Life Without Parole. Over 200,000 people are serving life sentences in prison, or 1 in 7 incarcerated individuals according to this Sentencing Project study. Two-thirds of those serving life sentences are people of color. He urges the death penalty abolition movement to look ahead, be more responsive to those most directly affected by injustice, and organize against all forms of extreme sentencing.
Read MoreLEGAL UPDATE: The filing of Jarvis’ traverse has now been delayed until late October. Jarvis declares an indefinite hunger strike for full, equal protections under the law, including timely access to counsel.
Read More“Finding Freedom” by Jarvis Jay Masters has now been translated into French and “Méditations d'un condamné” has been released in France by the Guy Trédaniel publishing group.
Read MoreLEGAL UPDATE: The California Attorney General’s office has now filed their response to the Federal Appeal Brief for the Habeas petition that Jarvis’ legal team submitted last November.
Read More"The Buddhist on Death Row" by David Sheff has been translated into Norwegian by Ingela T. Flatin and is available now from publishing house Flux Forlag.
Read MoreSeason 2 of “Dear Governor,” the podcast examining Jarvis’ life and legal case, premieres today and will be available on this website, the Iheartradio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever podcasts are available.
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