Wadiya Jamal, Wife of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Provides Update on Medical Condition of Political Prisoner

Monday May 18th 2015 Danville, PA

Mumia was able to call his wife this morning at 9:30 am.   Wadiya Jamal spoke with Mumia for 15 minutes by phone.  He remains at the hospital.  She reports that he "sounded very good."  He was receiving multiple tests.  He also said his sores were "fair to middling" which if you know Mumia, it means he is still having a hard time walking and that while they are not oozing they remain very painful.   He had a fever over the weekend and was kept at the hospital because of it.

He was not able to use the phone while in the infirmary (before his transfer to the hospital on Tuesday) because his legs were so sore he could not walk to the phone in the day room.

Just to be clear.  This call today was one 15min phone call.  No visits are being allowed, yet.  Also the PA Department of Corrections is blocking Mumia from seeing or talking with his attorneys and anyone else, including his doctor.

Bret Grote, Esq, (Abolitionist Law Center) and co counsel Bob Boyle are going to federal court to challenge this constitutional violation of their clients access to counsel.  We will send out information as soon as it is filed.

Keeping Our Eyes on Munia

Please stay in touch for further updates.  Please keep calling. There will be a press conference held at the Geisinger Hospital in Danville PA on Wednesday. If he is transferred back to the Prison SCI Mahanoy in Frackvile, the press conference will likely be there.  Look at www.freemumia.com and their facebook page for the latest information on demonstrations.  And please keep calling. Also you can check www.prisonradio.org as well.

Clearly Mumia needs an immediate diagnosis, and then a competent treatment plan.  Please join us in keeping Mumia alive, and then seeing him free.

p.s. The phone called happened because  folks took action and called, faxed and emailed.  Thank you.

Noelle Hanrahan, P.I. Director Prison Radio