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Mumia Abu-Jamal
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1954
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. While on death row, he wrote and commented on the criminal justice system in the United States. After numerous appeals, his death sentence was overturned by a federal court. In 2011, the prosecution agreed to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. He entered the general prison population early the following year.
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About Mumia Abu-Jamal
Birth
1954
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. While on death row, he wrote and commented on the criminal justice system in the United States. After numerous appeals, his death sentence was overturned by a federal court. In 2011, the prosecution agreed to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. He entered the general prison population early the following year.
Mumia Abu-Jamal was born in Philadelphia in 1954 and has dedicated his life to political activism.
His professional career is marked by his work as a journalist, radio personality, and writer.
He is the author of 23 works that explore social conditions and his own personal experience.
His most recognized book, Live from death row, is a cornerstone of his bibliography.
Through his writing, he has projected a critical voice regarding the reality of the United States.
