Coverage dated August 23, 2022

Brown University acquires trove of Mumia Abu-Jamal's prison papers

Headline from CBS News

Abu-Jamal is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after Philadelphia prosecutors agreed to drop their death penalty case in 2011.

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  1. New York Times

    Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system.

  2. Tucson

    Brown U. acquires trove of Mumia Abu-Jamal's prison papers (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Brown University has acquired a trove of records, writings and artwork from Mumia Abu-Jamal. The prominent political activist is serving a life sentence in the 1981 shooting death of a

  3. CBS News

    Brown University acquires trove of Mumia Abu-Jamal's prison papers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Abu-Jamal is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after Philadelphia prosecutors agreed to drop their death penalty case in 2011.

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