Republican Herald: “The March for Mumia, a 103-mile trek that aims to raise awareness for medical care in prisons, is set to arrive in Schuylkill County this weekend before ending at the state prison in Mahanoy Twp. on Tuesday.

Named for the journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer, the ongoing march stepped off in Philadelphia on Nov. 28.

The marchers’ goal is to shed light on the alleged medical neglect suffered by Abu-Jamal and others in the correctional system, especially the elderly.

They also demand justice for Abu-Jamal and ‘all political prisoners,’ and vow not to stop until Mumia is freed, ‘our elders are treated with dignity and until political imprisonment is a relic of the past.’

Abu-Jamal, now 71, has been serving a life sentence in prison without parole since his 1981 conviction for the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. Many of his supporters have maintained his innocence and argued for his release, blaming his incarceration on ‘political vengeance’ meant to silence his outspoken criticism of police brutality. Abu-Jamal is a co-founder of the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panther Party.”

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