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In a statement issued late Thursday, January 12, an attorney for Mumia
Abu-Jamal reported that he has been given a new reason for his continued
solitary confinement - his long dreadlocks.<br><br>
Prison authorities at SCI Mahanoy claim Abu-Jamal will be held in the
Restricted Housing Unit on disciplinary custody until he cuts his hair.
This is an old tactic that was used against Mumia when he was a death row
prisoner. He spent 8 years on disciplinary status in death row until he
was removed from that status--without getting a haircut--in the early
1990s.<br><br>
It has taken prison officials five weeks to invent this new pretext for
continuing the 30-year-long solitary confinement torture of
Abu-Jamal. Mumia and his supporters are calling for his immediate release
to general population and the shut down of all of the solitary units in
PA. <br><br>
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5qflbvcab&et=1109080485165&s=795&e=0015zSynsyEaba7SKV_4imzdW2eKQfGNhQtqYEReTtFByk2bOEzsN3ExYBT93Tt914sPLXn_uDP643bk99RzNcLRyJjkBMU7BtVyKpdF47FloA3tp1z0zXxkcZuBgEvt_qRzQUkBQCUjnoAGNUf-9PDuuPlN83QYVZvSQT9mhed_YjjBv_9fXYkgP2rdsQzf_pDpczPdcyWxMD-6-F9HmH6xDJ7b6IEqbKV">
Sign a petition to transfer Mumia out of the hole.</a><br><br>
Read and forward this press release from the National Lawyers Guild:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5qflbvcab&et=1109080485165&s=795&e=0015zSynsyEabYcJfvmIOniAjxp_-qeUqj-PGcxuLbObeqOVCY_k2Z5c4BadtyehPjhekUziCx-w__J27rF0bemcBytaovrJ4imY5eJvC9yqTSq8YNrw1aHk_X8XAWF5E1SpA2AofSlq-oebO5ctbZL5QLMN2bpqAteqpDUbznT6ekD2CpbljsmMQps0-Fx7VhupvpNItX9f1H799KuzrTLfvCjhI6e92hi4RlEFBLWJgU=">
"After death row transfer, NLG VP Mumia Abu-Jamal languishes in
solitary"</a><br><br>
Contact Department of Corrections officials and let them know you are not
fooled and will not tolerate efforts to silence and torture
Mumia:<br><br>
<b>1) Write, Phone, and email the Secretary of Corrections: Demand that
Mumia be transferred to General Population! And demand the shutdown of
RHU (Restricted Housing Unit) Torture Blocks!<br>
</b>John Wetzl, Secretary Department of Corrections<br>
2520 Lisburn Road, P.O. Box 598, Camp Hill, PA
17001-0598
(717) 975-4928 Email:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5qflbvcab&et=1109080485165&s=795&e=0015zSynsyEabbLPBhfFI09Xv-BwGRdJdEXDi8HXMoWBdzIvZNav-lyqNxRR7ue1nkuMcEABF8C3YcKX29WIzEIv65KtPsxkeZFJnp1ePNguCMnwrf49NeciUR0rDG_A-WMriFO6KUspBmsUPajE76P-3b5IvgCoRpJMg1KH66rRlRhiwdyVPPB_A==">
ra-contactdoc@pa.gov</a> <br>
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2) Write, Phone, and email the Superintendent:<br>
</b>John Kerestes, Superintendent<br>
SCI Mahanoy<br>
301 Morea Road<br>
Frackville, PA 17932<br>
(570) 773-2158 Fax: (570) 783-2008<br>
<b> <br>
3) Write, Phone, and email the Philadelphia DA. Demand that they petition
the court to free Mumia, based on suppression of evidence. They have
buried evidence and the truth for 30 years. The police corruption and the
frame up of <br>
Mumia must be exposed.<br>
</b>Seth Williams, DA Philadelphia<br>
Three South Penn Square<br>
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3499<br>
(215) 686-8000 Email:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5qflbvcab&et=1109080485165&s=795&e=0015zSynsyEabbp2RUl8Y92p-7cpnBpWqXGzdZ9dhSBqjVsO92aa6cZFZIqZEr2e_Zs1AdVtikTlrO8599ag5JV-R-J0jXMophZreUtRmzWMgys964wL3chonO56EHuHgEeZ40RahLGK5oUyZWhhQC7crDMjvcnVXqhABCjAQ-dRh-V7ucU5IGvzA==">
DA_Central@phila.gov</a> <br>
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and finally, send Mumia a note or a card:<br>
</b>Mumia Abu-Jamal<br>
AM 8335<br>
SCI Mahanoy<br>
301 Morea Road<br>
Frackville, PA 17932<br>
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