TAKE 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:

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URGENT: 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.

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ACTION 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.

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We 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.

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The San Francisco Chronicle continues its investigation into the COVID-19 crisis at San Quentin State Prison here, quoting Jarvis as he bears witness to the deaths of his neighbors on the first tier of East Block.

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NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed Jarvis and David Sheff about "The Buddhist on Death Row” on Weekend Edition Saturday. Listen to the 7-minute interview here.

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David Sheff’s much anticipated spiritual memoir about Jarvis Jay Masters has now been released by Simon & Schuster. Order here.

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The San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook today featured David Sheff and his latest book, “The Buddhist on Death Row,” a memoir of Jarvis’ spiritual journey, here.

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Jarvis was recently interviewed on the San Francisco Chronicle's podcast "Fifth & Mission," by reporter Jason Fagone. Hear the latest on what Jarvis calls “the incompetence" that led San Quentin to become California's worst coronavirus hot spot here.

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A special bonus episode featuring Jarvis’ firsthand experience with the spread of Covid-19 at San Quentin has aired on the “Dear Governor” podcast. Listen here or anywhere podcasts are available.

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Jarvis has written a firsthand account as Covid-19 rips through San Quentin, which has now been featured on Lithub here . He questions the unintended consequences of both the CA Dept of Corrections’ planned suspension of state phone privileges at San Quentin as well as the early release of 8,000 state prisoners.

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After a few days experiencing symptoms of a high fever, dry cough, and belabored breathing, Jarvis checked into the San Quentin infirmary on June 24, where he tested positive for the coronavirus. He has since been monitored and treated daily, and is recovering steadily.

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URGENT: As a result of gross mismanagement, the coronavirus is now surging through San Quentin State Prison where 891 prisoners and 89 staff have tested positive according to the CDCR tracker. The facility had gone without any cases until 121 inmates were transferred from the California Institute for Men in Chino, CA, on May 30. The prisoners from CIM, which then had the largest outbreak among CA state prisons, had not been tested for weeks prior to the move. PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW:

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“The Buddhist on Death Row: David Sheff & Jarvis Jay Masters in conversation with Rebecca Solnit” event will now be webcast online here on Mon. June 15, 2020 at 7:30pm PST. Donations will benefit the GRIP Training Institute which transforms violence and suffering into learning and healing.

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In solidarity with BLACK LIVES MATTER, this week “Dear Governor” is disrupting its regular feed to participate in the #PodcastBlackOut. Jarvis weighs in on the loss of George Floyd, the civil unrest, and the vitality of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Jarvis offers his view on how the current pandemic highlights the need for prisons to change their policies on cellphone bans. The article ran today in the US edition of the Guardian here.

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Jarvis speaks about COVID-19 in prisons on the ABC News podcast, "Perspective" on Apple Podcasts, which will also air on all ABC broadcast stations this weekend. He can be heard on the May 15, 2020 broadcast at 28:28 here.

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“Dear Governor,” a new, original justice reform podcast examining the legal case of Jarvis Jay Masters, debuts today. Distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network, the podcast can be heard on iHeartRadio and everywhere else podcasts are available. Listeners can subscribe here.

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The 3-minute trailer for “Dear Governor,” a new, original iHeartRadio podcast examining the legal case of Jarvis Masters was released today and is available here. Read the full press release here:

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