Dear
friends,
Dateline
May 13th 2015: Philadelphia, PA. Prison
Radio
A SCI Mahanoy prison nurse called Wadiya Jamal Mumia's wife at 8:50
pm last night May 12th and told her that Mumia had been moved to the hospital.
This is a disturbing development and is cause for grave concern. There are
reports that he had a fever, and that he has open wounds and sores on his legs.
HIs attorney Bret Grote visited him on Friday. He was engaged, alert, yet he
was in pain in his knees and leg.
We will be working to gather more
information as the day goes on. His hospital conditions will be abhorrent: he
will be chained to the bed. He could, as they did before, be arbitrarily and
systematically denied visitors. The last time we were in the ICU they did not
let his family or lawyers see him, or give them any information for 24hrs. Even
though they were the ICU waiting room just a few feet from Mumia's
bed.
Clearly Mumia's chronic conditions remain undiagnosed and
unsuccessfully treated. Mumia was given a skin biopsy on Monday of this week,
and had been in the infirmary following that procedure.
Mumia's legal
team of Bret Grote of the Abolitionist Law Center has been augmented with the
addition of attorney Bob Boyle. Mumia's doctor has been speaking directly with
Mumia, even though the time he has been allowed for the phone in the infirmary
was limited. There is no phone at the hospital. Mumia's expert medical team
has been advising Mumia on the tests and the medications that have been done.
This advice has been critical, and is now not possible.
As
we noted in our last update oversight and close monitoring of any tests,
especially the diagnostic tests are crucial. The prison is preventing Mumia and
Mumia's doctors from adequate oversight and input. Because communication is
being limited by prison officials Mumia does not have access quickly enough to
information he needs to advocate for his own care. We are clear that
Inadequate testing, delays, and any deviation from the medically necessary
course of treatment, will be challenged.
Obtaining
a diagnosis is of paramount importance at this moment.
Mumia
remains seriously ill. Public pressure is extremely important. Please keep up
the calls, emails and faxes. Demand that (1) Adequate diagnostic testing be done
(2) That Mumia's doctor is able to communicate freely and regularly with the
prison infirmary physicians who are delivering Mumia's medical care (3) His
doctor has meaningful and regular phone access with Mumia. (There are no phones
in the hospital, in the infirmary, his calls are limited to 15 mins and he has
limited access to the phone) (4) Allow Mumia's chosen doctor to conduct an
onsite medical examination. And as many have said, it is past time for Mumia to
be released from prison. And please give again if you can,
and ask your friends to give, we will need to keep the pressure
on.
Thank
you to everyone who is making Mumia's legal and medical Care possible! With
783 supporters from around the world, so far we have raised
$46,039!
Your
gift is making sure that we are
Keeping Our Eyes on
Mumia;
obtaining all medical records,
preparing litigation;
& getting expert Medical
Advice!
bit.ly/rise4mumia
Call,
write, fax continue to keep the pressure on demand freedom & medical care
for Mumia:
John
Wetzel, PA Secretary of Corrections: 717-728-4109
Governor
Tom Wolf: 717-787-2500
SCI
Mahanoy:
570-787-2500
For a full list of addresses and faxes, visit
www.freemumia.com
and prisonradio.org
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