The following message came to us from the New York chapter of the Jericho Movement to Free Political Prisoners.  A hearing to present arguments for the provision of urgently-needed medical treatment for Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal will be held on Friday, December 18 at the courthouse in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Details regarding the mobilization of concerned activists to travel to the Scranton hearing are given in the message below:

The Campaign To Bring Mumia Home
Dec 9th, 2015

Dear Friends:

We have a rare, one-time opportunity to get Mumia the medical attention he desperately needs. Please join us in and outside of the court in Scranton, PA on Friday, December 18. A bus and caravans are leaving from New York and Philadelphia.

US Federal District Court Judge Robert Mariani will conduct am extensive public hearing on Mumia’s medical crisis and he has asked for a testimony from Mumia. Credit for this victory is due in no small part to the public outcry.

Our attorneys and the attorneys of Department of Corrections will present arguments.

Our attorneys will argue that Mumia has the right to immediate life-saving treatment for his chronic and active Hepatitis C.  

The other side will insist that treatment be withheld until the final stages of the condition. In other words, until it’s too late to save him.

A legal victory in Mumia’s case will also be a victory for the other 10,000 PA prisoners afflicted by Hep C who have filed a class action suit.

Special Note for Those Traveling on the Bus from New York:
Bus and caravans will leave from New York on Friday, December 18 at 5:45AM sharp

To secure a spot and for tickets, please email us immediately with your name and contact info at bringmumiahome@gmail.com

We will be leaving from Local 1199, 310 West 43rd street and will remain in Scranton until the court hearing has ended for the day, probably at 4 or 5 o’clock.

When: Fri, Dec. 18, 2015

Caravan Leaving From NY: 5:45AM
Email us: bringmumiahome@gmail.com