Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal worried about his health

By FinalCall.com News | Last updated: Apr 1, 2015 - 11:41:02 AM

Mumia Abu-Jamal

(FinalCall.com) - At Final Call presstime supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal said the 60 year old had been hospitalized March 30 for a medical emergency. According to reports Mr. Abu-Jamal was rushed from the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania to Schuylkill Medical Center in Pottsville where he is in Intensive Care. Other reports said he was in a diabetic coma.

Family members, friends and supporters of the author, writer, radio host and former Black Panther had gathered outside the medical facility trying to get more information on the condition of Mr. Abu-Jamal but said the hospital would not give them any updates or accurate reports on his condition.

Mr. Abu-Jamal was convicted for the 1981 shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. He was sentenced to death which was reduced to life without parole after the sentence was overturned by a federal appeals court in 2011. Mr. Abu-Jamal’s case gained international attention and globally supporters argue he is an innocent victim of racial and politically motivated targeting and is a political prisoner.

The Official Facebook Page for Mr. Abu-Jamal directed at supporters said in part: “We need your immediate help to make sure that Mumia’s family will be able to visit him NOW.” Supporters are urged to contact: Richard Ellers, Director of PA Department of Corrections Health Care Services, [email protected] , (717) 728-5311; John Wetzel Secretary, PA Department of Corrections, (717) 728-4109; Schuylkill Medical Center, 420 S Jackson St, Pottsville, PA ,(570) 621-5000 or SCI Mahanoy Superintendent John Kerestes, (570) 773-2158.

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