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Open Society - Mumia Abu-Jamal's Journey Through the American Death Penalty System |
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December 15, 2011 | by Christina Swarns
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s journey through the American
death penalty system began on December 9, 1981, when he was arrested and
charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a police officer
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Six months later, he was tried, convicted
and sentenced to death for this crime. In the years that followed,
Abu-Jamal’s case attracted national and international attention;
recorded remarkable victories and painful losses; and came to symbolize
the failure of the American capital punishment system. A review of this
historic case offers a glimpse into the evolution of the American death
penalty over three decades.
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