Prisoner Abuse
Links for updates on COVID-19 in prisons
We are posting some links here so people can keep informed as to what is happening with COVID-19 in state and federal prisons:
UCLA Covid-19 Behind Bars Data Project:
People Serving Life Exceeds Entire Prison Population of 1970
Read the article here:
Press Conference condemns PA DOC cruel hoax that claimed Mumia Abu-Jamal was ill with COVID19
When a PA Department of Corrections official falsely claimed Mumia Abu-Jamal was being hospitalized with COVID-19 at 5pm on April 15, the news was shared worldwide in minutes. Supporters around the world, who have been misled by DOC statements in the past, immediately called the institution and demanded confirmation from Mumia himself.
Celebration of the Life of Freedom Fighter Robert Seth Hayes
Join the National Jericho Movement
Sunday, March 1, 2020
The People's Forum
320 West 37th Street
New York, NY (between 8th & 9th Aves.)
Keynote Speaker:
Jericho National Chair
Jihad Abdulmumit, BPP/BLA
Urgent Medical Update on Dr. Mutulu Shakur
URGENT MEDICAL UPDATE: PLEASE READ AND SUPPORT DR. SHAKUR
December 2019 Medical and Legal Update
Russell Maroon Shoatz is Suffering from a Health Emergency!
Update from the Shoatz family:
As we mentioned last month, Maroon recently underwent surgery and had an extended stay in the prison infirmary.
We share with you now Maroon’s latest message on his health:
MOVE Political Prisoner Delbert Africa Needs Our Support NOW!
ONA MOVE
Political Prisoner Tom Manning Has Gone to the Ancestors
From Tom’s codefendant Ray Luc:
Tom Manning’s death on July 30 has me in the grip of an emotional riptide. I feel like part of me died with him.
Tom was imprisoned at USP-Hazelton, WV at the time of his death. The ostensible cause of death, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was a heart attack.