SCRANTON, Pa. -- Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, who accuses prison officials of improper medical care, told a federal judge Friday that he suffered painful itching and swelling from a rash ...

New photos of an apparently frail and ill Mumia Abu-Jamal, with visibly darkened, hardened skin as a result of complications from diabetes, were released Tuesday morning via email by his supporters, ...

FRACKVILLE — “Free Mumia!” about 50 people chanted Tuesday as they completed their March for Mumia, a 103-mile rally that aimed to raise awareness for medical care in prisons. On Nov. 28, marchers in ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett just signed a new law that allows convicted prisoners to be sued by their victims for “seeking publicity or money.” Corbett made a point of signing it at an infamous ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from the state Department of Corrections. Standing on the corner of Washington and Reed streets, between the Berks County Services Center and Berks ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Unified School District is reinstating a controversial curriculum -- an optional lesson on convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Wednesday, new Superintendent ...

After decades of protests, marches and public appeals, prosecutors in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday they are dropping their pursuit of the death penalty for Mumia Abu Jamal, who was sentenced to ...

PHILADELPHIA AP - Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal cannot be executed for murdering a Philadelphia police officer unless a new penalty hearing is held, a federal appeals court said Thursday.The ...

Noelle Hanrahan, Mumia Abu Jamal’s attorney, joins Edge of Sports. Dave Zirin Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin This week on the Edge of Sports ...