LEGAL 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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