"As many as 35 #deathrow cases in a #California county could be under review for discriminatory practices, including the exclusion of both #Black female and #Jewish#jurors.
The cases in Alameda County date as far back as 1977.
During #jury selection in one murder case from the 1990s, the prosecution left handwritten notes about prospective jurors — including whether they were Jewish or Black.
“I liked him better than any other #Jew, but no way,” one note said. “Must kick.”
#JarvisJayMasters is an #innocent man who has spent the last 32 years on #California ’s #DeathRow, sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit. Your support for Jarvis is critical as his case goes before a Northern District of California court in late October as part of a federal appeal for exoneration.