Mumia Moved, Ndume's Freedom

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BREAKING NEWS! Ndume Olatushani's (Erskine Johnson) conviction overturned! This just in via email from Anne Marie Moyes- "The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals issued a unanimous opinion yesterday overturning Ndume Olatushani's (Erskine Johnson) conviction! This is the most incredible news and the best early Christmas present imaginable. Ndume is beside himself with joy. It is still unclear how quickly we can get him out. If the State decides to appeal the decision to the Tennessee Supreme Court, it might take some months before we can get him out on a bond. But we will be asking the appellate court to release him immediately. Also, if the state does appeal, Ndume is scheduled to go back up for parole in March and we would obviously have an even stronger case for parole than we put forth in September. Because this was a unanimous opinion (with even a quite conservative judge signing on), we are confident that the decision will stand (even if the state chooses to appeal). Ndume has been in prison for 27 years. This has been a long time coming, but boy is this victory sweet!" Link to the court decision HERE Painting by Ndume Olatushani (Erskine Johnson) Please consider an end-of-year tax-deductible DONATION to keep Mumia's and other prisoner's voices alive Dear Friends, Last night Mumia Abu-Jamal was moved out of Administrative Custody and transferred to Disciplinary Custody at SCI Mahanoy. Here is his new address: Mumia Abu-Jamal AM 8335 SCI Mahanoy 301 Morea Road Frackville, PA 17932 Take a moment to call and write. Write Mumia and call the prison Warden John Kerestes at 570-773-2158. Tell the him that Mumia must not be kept shackled during visits. He must have contact visits (after 30 yrs of non contact vistis). He must have access to his family, his lawyers, and communication with the outside world. On Thursday the 9th, I attended the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) rally. More accurately, I went to the FOP Klan rally in Glenside PA. It was a shocking display of naked calls for harm to Mumia. Maureen Faulkner asked the 900 strong, 99% white police officer audience members to call the Governor and demand that Mumia be transfered where he could be threatened or killed. The head of FOP said, "The next time I want to hear about him is in his obituary." Bemoaning the fact that Mumia has slipped out of their FOP noose was the usual parade - Hugh Burns, Tigre Hill, Seth Williams, Maureen Faulkner, Joseph McGill, and Michael Smerconish. They sowed hate and delivered vigilante propaganda to a blood thirsty crowd. What a dramatic contrast to the defense rally the next night at the Constitution Center with Johanna Fernandez, Cornel West, Amiri Baraka, Ramona Africa, Marc Lamont Hill, and others. One was all about love, the other all about hate. While we strive for justice and stand with life-affirming committment to healing, we must also take action in defending all of our brothers and sisters inside prison. Tell the prison that the world is watching, and that you care about Mumia and the conditions of all prisoners. After Desmond Tutu visited him at SCI Greene they took off the hand and waist shackles. For the last week he has been back in shackles during non contact visits. Please visit our new improved website www.prisonradio.org where you can find coverage of Mumia Abu-Jamal on Democracy Now! as well as links to the historic Dec. 9 Constitution Center event. We also are making available copies of Mumia's brand new books: The Classroom and the Cell and Message to the Movement. You can link to our Facebook, Twitter , Blog and Podcast. And as always, you can find Mumia's latest commentaries as well as access to the entire Prison Radio Archive. Painting by Ndume Olatushani (Erskine Johnson) Consider an End-of-Year Donation Making a tax-deductible donation will make ensure that Mumia’s and other prisoner's voices continue to be heard. * $25 receives 'Message to the Movement' a pamphlet in the Occupied Media Series by Mumia Abu-Jamal. * $100 receives 'The Classroom and the Cell' by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Marc Lamont Hill. (Third World Press). * $1000 receives a complete library of books written by Mumia Abu Jamal, seven titles and each new release.