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Jarvis Masters

Jarvis Masters
Jarvis Jay Masters is currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. He arrived at San Quentin in 1981 at the age of 19 charged with armed robbery and was moved to Death Row in 1990 after being convicted of a role in a prison guard's murder. During his time in prison, Jarvis became a Buddhist and started writing about his experiences from that perspective. His memoir is called That Bird Has My Wings.


Jarvis Masters Writes From Death Row in San Quentin as Covid-19 Spreads Unchecked

"Who are we really trusting to deal with this contagion,
this deadly virus? Please."
July 21, 2020  By Jarvis Masters
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