Mumia Abu-Jamal has been incarcerated on Pennsylvania's death row for
over two decades. His case has generated more controversy and received
more attention, both national and international, than that of any other
inmate currently under sentence of death in the United States of
America.
Mumia Abu Jamal, black, was convicted and sentenced to death in July
1982 for the murder of white police officer Daniel Faulkner on December
9, 1981. He has steadfastly maintained his innocence. Since the trial,
those advocating his release or retrial have contested the validity of
much of the evidence used to obtain his conviction. These accusations
have been countered by members of the law enforcement community and
their supporters, who have agitated for Abu-Jamal's execution while
maintaining that the trial was unbiased.
Based on its review of the trial transcript and other original
documents, human rights organization Amnesty International believes that
the interests of justice would best be served by the granting of a new
trial to Mumia Abu-Jamal. This pamplet explains why.