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Justice in the Long Halls: Jarvis Masters’ Hearing — Day 8
Posted on January 20, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Today’s hearing was uneventful, which is not necessarily bad. There were not a lot of us in attendance — about 14 or 15. And a smaller crew of corrections officers guarding Jarvis. A lot of the questions and answers were … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Hearing, Day 7
Posted on January 18, 2011 by Alan Senauke
The courtroom was packed again this morning. The day began with some drama. Court was in session as we took our seats, and there was palpable tension. When the hearing broke last Thursday, the witness (call him Witness Z) was … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Hearing, Day 6
Posted on January 13, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Morning and afternoon all the visitors’ seats were filled. There were about thirty Jarvis Masters supporters at today’s hearing, and a large group of corrections officers. It felt like the hearings had gathered momentum, as the Jarvis Masters legal team … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Master’s Hearing, Day 5
Posted on January 12, 2011 by Alan Senauke
Another short day. Today’s witness was a current inmate, 40 years into a “life without parole” sentence for murder/robbery. For many years, this inmate — very articulate — had been a regional prison gang leader in California’s prisons, transferred around … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Hearing, Day 4
Posted on January 10, 2011 by Alan Senauke
10 January 2011
The hearings continued today in the surreal surrounds of the Marin Civic Center. Jarvis Masters’ team called three witness. The first was co-counsel for defense at the original trial. His testimony was very brief, and, to me, … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Master’s Hearing, Day 3
Posted on January 6, 2011 by Alan Senauke
6 January 2011
Another short day at the Masters’ hearing in Marin. It was an encouraging day of testimony, as Jarvis’s team continued to build a strong case. I was happy to be accompanied in court by my daughter Silvie.… Read more
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 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