Mumia’s book pays tribute to jailhouse lawyers

To commemorate the 55th birthday of African-American political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, local meetings were held around the country to help publicize the recent release of his sixth book, “Jailhouse Lawyers—Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the U.S.A.” Former prisoners spoke at these meetings on the major contribution Mumia’s book makes in paying tribute to prisoners who learn the law in order to represent themselves and other prisoners who are denied access to the best attorneys. Right, Pam Africa, from International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, spoke before an overflowing crowd on April 25 at Riverside Church in Harlem, N.Y., on the importance of organizing in the streets to win Mumia’s freedom from Pennsylvania’s death row. WW will report more on these events in an upcoming issue.