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Mumia Abu Jamal

Prosecutors In Pa. Seek Fewer Death Penalties Due To ‘Broken System’

Pennsylvania’s death row population is going down, dramatically, and people on both side of the debate over the death penalty say it is a symptom of a broken system.

2012/04/09

Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved Into General Prison Population

Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved into the general prison population for the first time since his arrest 3 decades ago.

2012/01/28

Widow Of Slain Philadelphia Cop Demands Answers After Transfer Of Husband’s Killer

A representative of Pennsylvania’s department of corrections has told Philadelphia’s district attorney that Mumia Abu-Jamal is getting no special treatment.

2011/12/19

Abu-Jamal: I’m Off Death Row; Surprised By DA Move

Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal says he is surprised and somewhat disappointed that he will not get a new sentencing hearing.

2011/12/12

Supporters Of Mumia Abu-Jamal Mark 30th Anniversary Of His Conviction With Rally At NCC

Nearly 1,000 people gathered at the National Constitution Center on Friday night to mark the 30th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, and to continue to fight for his release from Pennsylvania’s death row.

2011/12/09

Philadelphia DA Gives Up On Death Penalty For Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia’s district attorney has decided not to continue to pursue the death penalty against Abu-Jamal.

2011/12/07

Sources: Philly DA Expected To Hold Press Conference On Future Of Mumia Abu Jamal Case

KYW Newsradio has learned from multiple sources that the Philadelphia District Attorney will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to announce a decision on the future of the case.

2011/12/06

Stigall Show Log 4.27.11

Chris talks to Kathryn Klaber, head of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, Dom Giordano on Mumia Abu Jamal’s latest court victory and PA State House Majority Leader Mike Turzai about privitizing state liquor stores.

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2011/04/27

Appeals Court Grants Mumia Abu-Jamal New Sentencing Hearing

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has once again said that death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal should be granted a new sentencing hearing. But, his conviction for killing a police officer in 1981 still stands.

2011/04/27

US Court Grants New Sentencing For Mumia Abu-Jamal

A US appeals court is awarding death-row activist Mumia Abu-Jamal a new sentencing hearing in the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer.

2011/04/26

Court Reviews Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia heard arguments Tuesday over jury instructions given during convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 1982 trial.

2010/11/09

Mumia Abu-Jamal Backers Gather Outside US Courthouse

As a federal appeals court began hearing arguments concerning the sentence of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, hundreds of Abu-Jamal supporters gathered outside the federal courthouse to protest.

2010/11/09

(file photo by Clark Kissinger / Getty Images)

Pro-Mumia Film Screening Leads To Heated Debate

Twenty nine years after the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, an appeals hearing will be held Tuesday for Mumia Abu-Jamal.

2010/11/09

Hearing In Mumia Abu-Jamal Case Set For Tuesday

A federal appeals court is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday on the death sentence imposed on Mumia Abu-Jamal in the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer.

2010/11/07