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Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Hearing, Day 2
Posted on January 5, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Today’s session ran from 10 to 12, then broke until tomorrow when further witnesses will be called. Jarvis looked alert and relaxed when we came in. He is still shackled, except for his left, writing hand. Looks like this will … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Evidentiary Hearing, Day 1
Posted on January 4, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Today was the first day of open evidentiary hearings for Jarvis Masters, in response to his habeas corpus petition to the California State Supreme Court. The hearing took began at 10am at the Marin County Courthouse at the Civic Center, … Read more
A Step Towards Freedom: Evidentiary Hearing for Jarvis Masters
Posted on December 27, 2010 by Alan Senauke
I have been visiting Jarvis Jay Masters on San Quentin’s death row for nearly fourteen years. Jarvis is a writer with countless published articles and two excellent books — Finding Freedom: Writings From Death Row (1997) and That Bird Has … Read more
California Execution Postponed
Posted on September 28, 2010 by Alan Senauke
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
(09-28) 20:05 PDT SAN JOSE — A federal judge blocked the execution of condemned murderer Albert Greenwood Brown late Tuesday, saying he needed months, not just a few days, to decide whether California’s new … Read more
California Execution Alert, September 30, 2010
Posted on September 30, 2010 by Alan Senauke
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has delayed Albert Greenwood Brown execution by nearly two days. Brown is now scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Thursday. He initially was scheduled for execution at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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Category: News, U.S. Politics Tags: Albert Greenwood Brown, Death Row, Prisons and Prison Reform, San Quentin State Prison