Jarvis Transferred to CA Men's Colony; Joins Sir Richard Branson in "Rewriting Justice" Interview for World Day Against the Death Penalty

Jarvis has now officially transferred to California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo, CA—located on the central coast halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. After spending over a year at Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown following 40 years at San Quentin, Jarvis is intent on participating in a variety of new programming very soon.

He recently spoke to Sir Richard Branson as part of the “Rewriting Justice” series hosted by the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, an international group championing criminal justice policy reforms that reframe narratives and strengthen communities. The “Rewriting Justice” series brings together renowned authors — many with lived experience of incarceration or deep expertise in the justice system — and influential business leaders shaping change today. Branson, founder of the Virgin Group and an English business magnate, also co-founded the RBIJ’s Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty campaign.

Their conversation will focus on Jarvis’ story and confront the dehumanizing impact of the death penalty, and its inherent risk of arbitrariness and wrongful conviction. It will air on October 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty. The first 40 people to register here will also receive a free audiobook credit for ”That Bird Has My Wings,” courtesy Libro.fm. Those who cannot join live can still register for full recording access.

In other news, Jarvis’ two decades in solitary confinement has also been featured in a new anthology on the subject. “Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement,” by incarcerated journalist Christopher Blackwell and CUNY law professor Deborah Zalesne, is currently spotlighted on a Journey to Justice book and bus tour crisscrossing the United States now.