[Pnews] March 1 - National Day Demanding Clean Water in PA Prisons

[Prisoner News]

*http://www.freemumia.com/2017/02/mar-01-water-is-life-national-day-of-action/
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*WATER IS LIFE:  FROM FLYNT TO STANDING ROCK TO PA. PRISONS*

*MARCH 1 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION DEMANDING CLEAN WATER IN PA PRISON'S*

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**   Since August of 2016, Mumia Abu-Jamal and other Inmates at the 
State Correctional Facility in Mahanoy, Pennsylvania, have been plagued 
with unsafe drinking and bath water.***

*   For several months now, inmates have complained about brown, oily 
water in both the showers and the faucets of their cells. This has been 
an on-and-off problem from August 2016 to this very day. One of the 
inmates at SCI Mahanoy, Lorenzo Cat Johnson, when asked of the matter, 
stated that one week the water seems good and another week, when run, 
the water seems to go from the color gray to the color brown.***

*   As recently as last week in a conversation with MOVE Political 
Prisoner Edward Africa, Eddie was asked what he did for water and he 
stated that he obtained his water from a hot water filter that was on 
his cellblock. So other than the alternative to obtain a little water 
from a hot water filter, men are being forced to shower and wash in 
brown water. Eddie stated that the only time inmates can get bottled 
water is when they are on a visit in the visiting room. All the while, 
prison staff are being provided bottled water at SCI Mahanoy and are 
being told not to drink the water because it's unsafe.***

*   Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is suffering from a very serious skin condition 
due to Hepatitis C, is required to take specialized baths in the prison 
infirmary, but has not been able to take these baths due to the water 
hazard. Grievances have been filed on this matter, but to no avail--the 
water situation has not been resolved.**
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*ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!***

*/On March 1, 2017, we are calling for a National Day of Action aimed at 
both Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Department of Corrections 
Secretary John Wetzel./***

*   The power is in the hands of the people; the only way to make these 
officials respond is through massive public pressure, so we are upping 
the ante.***

*/From 9 am to 12 noon, we are calling on people to call, fax, and tweet 
the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf./**

**(P) (717) 787-2500
(F) (717) 772-8284
(Twitter) @Governor Tom Wolf*

*From 1 to 3 pm, we are calling on people to call, email, and tweet 
Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel.***

*(P) (717) 728-2573
(Email) Ra-crpadocsecretary at pa.gov <mailto:Ra-crpadocsecretary at pa.gov>
(Twitter) @john e Wetzel***

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*These Are the Demands:***

*(1) Inmates at SCI Mahanoy are provided immediately with clean water 
both for their bathing and other personal needs.***

*(2) An environmental Protection Agency testing of the water at both SCI 
Mahonoy and SCI Frackville.***

*(3) Bottled water be provided immediately to inmates in all 
Correctional Facilities across Pennsylvania.***

*Let's keep the pressure on to get clean water for the men and women 
across Pennsylvania’s state prisons. *

*International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal***

*The Campaign to Bring Mumia Home***

*Workers World Party***

*The International Action Center***

*The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)***

*The MOVE Organization***

*Philadelphia Coalition for Real Justice *

*For more info, people can go to http://www.freemumia.com 
<http://www.freemumia.com/>.*
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