An amended lawsuit has been filed against a Pennsylvania prison and its medical personnel for refusing Hepatitis C treatment to political prisoner and former Black…
Philadelphia Communities & Movements Unite To Protest Gov. Corbett’s Signing Of “Muzzling Mumia Law”
Pictured above are the group of speakers who spoke on behalf of the protesting Gov. Corbett’s signing of PA House Bill 2533 and Senate Bill 508 combined as at the “Revictimization Relief Act.” The Law which affords virtually unlimited discretion to District Attorneys and the Attorney General to silence prisoner speech, by claiming that such speech […]
PHILADELPHIA— Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has scheduled a news conference to discuss the future of the death penalty case against Mumia Abu-Jamal (moo-MEE’-ah AH’-boo jah-MAHL’). PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will no longer pursue the death penalty against former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, meaning he will spend the rest of his […]
The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for convicted Philadelphia cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to have a new jury decide whether he should be resentenced to death or to life in prison. The high court left in place rulings that set aside Abu-Jamal’s death sentence in a case that has drawn international attention since the […]
Death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal will receive a new hearing on Nov. 9 to review his death sentence for the 1982 murder of a Philadelphia police officer. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Sept. 21 agreed to hear arguments in the case, under a directive from the U.S. Supreme Court to review […]
