VIDEO: A 103-mile march demanding medical care and freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Written By AB Youssef & Karen Dinkins

Frackville, PA - Supporters of imprisoned journalist and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal are urging Pennsylvania prison officials to provide urgent medical treatment, including eye surgery, as they raise renewed demands for humane treatment of incarcerated elders nationwide, as well as for Mumia’s freedom. Abu-Jamal, 71, has been incarcerated for more than four decades following a 1982 conviction in the killing of a Philadelphia police officer, a case that has drawn international attention and controversy, and for which Abu-Jamal claims innocence.

Public Square Amplified Multimedia reporters AB Youssef and Karen Dinkins covered the 12-day, 103-mile march that started on Nov. 28 in Philadelphia and concluded on Dec. 9 at SCI Mahanoy in Frackville, PA, where Mumia is being held.

- Rory Pasquariello

AB Youssef & Karen Dinkins

AB Youssef is a NYC-based multimedia reporter and photographer who covers social justice and human rights issues.

Karen Dinkins is a freelance reporter and real estate agent based in North Jersey.

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Supporters march 103 miles to demand medical care and freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal