A major development in what was once the most contested and high-profile capital case in the United States: Philadelphia prosecutors have decided they will no longer pursue the death penalty against Mumia Abu Jamal. Jamal has been on Pennsylvania's death row since 1982 for murdering a white Philadelphia police officer named Daniel Faulkner in 1981. He has always maintained his innocence. His case has been a catalyst not only for an international campaign to save his life, but also for broader movements against the death penalty, the prison-industrial complex, and other sites of economic and racial disparity. Efforts to save his life have always been met by equally, if not more aggressive campaigning by Faulkner's family and the Fraternal Order of Police to hasten his execution.
Jamal is a prolific activist and author in his own right.
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