Courthouse News Reports on Mumia's Medical Battle
Abu-Jamal Says Bad Medical Care May Kill Him 10/6/2016 6:07:00 AM, Chris Fry SCRANTON, Pa. (CN) — Mumia Abu-Jamal has sued the Pennsylvania prison system in federal court, claiming it's denying him life-saving treatment for hepatitis C, that may kill him.
Abu-Jamal, 62, was sentenced to death in 1982 for killing Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment without parole. He is serving his time at State Correctional Institu