Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved Into General Prison Population

PHILADELPHIA -- Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved into the general prison population for the first time since his arrest in a Philadelphia police officer's murder three decades ago.

Law professor Judith L. Ritter, who represented Abu-Jamal in recent appeals, calls it "a very important moment for him, his family and all of his supporters."

Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of Officer Daniel Faulkner. Prosecutors agreed to a life term after a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing, citing flawed jury instructions.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/mumia-abu-jamal-moved-in-prison_n_1244689.html

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