Jarvis has now officially transferred to California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Also, “Rewriting Justice: Authors & Executives in Conversation for Reform featuring Sir Richard Branson and Jarvis Jay Masters” will air on October 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Jarvis' autobiography "That Bird Has My Wings" will be featured on the radio show, "Book Talk: Inspirations" with host Joy Willow on KAAD-LP 103.5 fm, a local community station in Sonora, CA. In other news, “Got My Wings,” a benefit jazz album inspired by Jarvis’ book, has also just been released.
Read MoreAfter nearly three weeks spent recovering in the medical unit at California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo, Jarvis is returning today to Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) in Jamestown, CA. Jarvis had been hospitalized following a 25-day hunger strike over mail tampering. He has since received some of the previously withheld mail in question, and we are sharing a public advisory regarding all inbound mail.
Read MoreAccording to prison officials at Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) in Jamestown, Jarvis has now been transferred to the California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo, in the wake of his recent hunger strike.
Read MoreJarvis began a hunger strike on June 19 at Sierra Conservation Center (SCC), to protest ongoing mailroom tampering. A significant portion of his personal inbound and outbound mail has gone missing and/or has been improperly handled. He asks for your help.
Read MoreThis summer issue’s theme is freedom. Jarvis and his story has been featured alongside other Buddhist contributors.
Read MoreJarvis is prominently featured in the Spring 2025 newsletter of the Human Kindness Foundation, out now. Read his interview on "Every Day Love" here.
Read MoreJarvis is on the cover of AwareNow magazine, as part of their Justice edition. Writer Dr. Todd Brown also spoke about his interview with Jarvis with publisher Allie McGuire here.
Read MoreAn 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.