- Von: „Steve Bloom“ < sblm@earthlink.net >
- Datum: Montag, 15. September 2003
- —–Original Message—–
- From: Litestar01@aol.com
WE CAN’T SLEEP ON THIS!
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- From: „justiceformumia“ < taina@redpride.com >
- Sent: Thu, 11 Sep 2003
An Update on Mumia’s Health
Prison Health is a Human Rights Issue
- Ona MOVE! We would like to take this opportunity to briefly update
- you on Mumia’s health condition. Pam Africa and a delegation of
- French human rights activists who had been scheduled to meet with
- Mumia for some time visited him at SCI Greene prison on Monday and
- saw for themselves the troubling condition of Mumia’s ankle which is
- still very visibly swollen and darkened. Although the swelling has
- gone down somewhat, the condition is still alarming in appearance
- and its cause is still a mystery and is an example of the inhumane
- conditions that prisoners are forced to endure, with little way to
- seek help, and with no international movement supportiung them.
- Doctors who have been consulted but who have not met with Mumia say
- that the condition could be anything from gout to a diabetic
- condition, but it is impossible to be certain without a personal
- visit, which has still has not been okayed by the prison doctors.
- They caution that it could indeed be bloodclotting. We have also
- been hearing widespread reports of similar swollen and painful ankles
- among other prisoners who are kept in dehumanizing solitary
- confinement conditions.
- Once again, note that Mumia’s condition should be considered very
- serious and we must take all actions to ensure that he gets proper
- medical attention. The worldwide response to our previous calls for
- action have been answered with an outpouring of phone calls and
- faxes which have hit the prison and elected officials. PA State
- Representative Harold James reported receiving two hundred faxes in
- a single day.
- Please continue to call and fax the prison and demand that their
- doctors give the permission to allow Mumia visits by a doctor of his
- choice, and that he be able to receive raw garlic. Please also
- continue to send the garlic to the prison as symbolic protest.
- SCI Greene prison phone: (724) 852-2902
- Day, 8:00am to 5:00pm ask for Superintendent Folino
- Night, 5:00pm to 8:00am ask for Captain Hall. If gone during late
- night, ask for current Shift Director.
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- SCI Greene
- 169 Progress Drive
- Waynesburg, PA 15370
- We will keep you updated on continuing developments.
- TL/ICFFMAJ/9/10/03