In a rare live interview, Mumia Abu-Jamal calls into Democracy Now! as
the new film, "Long Distance Revolutionary," about his life premieres in
New York City this weekend. After 29 years on death row, he is now
being held in general population at the Pennsylvania State Correctional
Institution – Mahanoy. "How free are we today, those who claim to be
non-prisoners? Your computers are being read by others in government.
Your letters, your phone calls are being intercepted," says Mumia
Abu-Jamal. "We live now in a national security state, where the United
States is fast becoming one of the biggest open-air prisons on earth. We
can speak about freedom, and the United States has a long and
distinguished history of talking about freedom, but have we exampled
freedom? And I think the answer should be very clear: We have not." In
1982, Mumia was sentenced to die for killing Philadelphia police officer
Daniel Faulkner. He has always maintained his innocence and is perhaps
America’s most famous political prisoner. In 2011, an appeals court
upheld his conviction, but also vacated his death sentence. It found
jurors were given confusing instructions.Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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