The following message was originally circulated by Prison Radio
Mumia is still in medical danger. He is weak, in the infirmary, and still needs a wheelchair to come out to visits. In a phone call on Monday his voice was hesitant and lacked its usual vibrancy.
Yesterday, the PA Department of Corrections notified Mumia’s Attorney Bret Grote (of the Abolitionist Law Center) that it would:
- Not allow Mumia to be examined by his own doctor;
- Not allow Mumia to be examined by a endocrinologist (diabetes specialist);
- And they denied access for the doctor to communicate with prison medical staff to assist or direct Mumia’s care; and the Prison has refused to provide for regular phone calls between Mumia and his doctor. Currently, Mumia can only use the phone every other day for only 15 minutes, as the infirmary does not have phone access.
Mumia is being held in the very infirmary that caused his chronic conditions of eczema and late-onset diabetes to become life-threatening. The medical personnel on site were prevented from ordering tests when he was ill in mid-March, and are under the same prison/corporate restrictions today. One postive note, at this time Mumia is being allowed to monitor his own blood sugar multiple times a day, and he is receiving insulin. Since Mumia was hospitalized in ICU on March 30th with life threatening complications from chronic conditions we have been advocating for his treatment. We have to step up our efforts.
Take Action Now!
Upcoming actions to protest Mumia’s life
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Friday, April 24
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Kaufmann Center (1835 Centre Avenue)
Philadelphia, Penn.
Friday, April 24
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Dilworth Plaza
Eyes on Mumia
We are keeping our “Eyes on Mumia”. Your support has enabled his family see him. We demand that:
Mumia’s chosen private physician has immediate regular phone access to Mumia in the infirmary. Phone access is limited in the infirmary, and Mumia and his physician need to be in conversation throughout each week.
His doctor be allowed to communicate freely and regularly with the prison infirmary physicians who are currently overseeing Mumia’s care.
The PA Department of Corrections (DOC) allow Mumia’s doctor to schedule an immediate Independent Medical Examination in an examination room with a table and medical instruments.
The PA DOC develop a diagnostic and treatment plan adequate to understand any underlying conditions that have contributed to his current ongoing crisis, and that consultation with appropriate specialists be arranged in a timely fashion and be used to assist in this effort.
Call, fax and write to:
Tom Wolf, PA Governor
717-787-2500
717-783-1116 (new number)
717-787-5825 (new number, Governor’s office of the public liaison)
facebook.com/governorwolf
twitter.com/governortomwolf
[email protected]
508 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg PA 17120
John Wetzel, PA Department of Corrections
717-728-4109
717-728-2573 (new number)
Fax: 717-728-4178
facebook.com/pages/PennsylvaniaDepartment-ofCorrections/489067241105682
twitter.com/PAstateprisons
[email protected]
1920 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg PA 17050
Shirley Moore Smeal, Executive Deputy Secretary
(717) 728-4110
Health Care - Christopher H. Oppman, MBA, MHA, Director
(717) 728- 5309
John Kerestes, Superintendent- SCI Mahanoy
570-773-2158 x8102
Fax: 570-783-2008
301 Morea Road; Frackville, PA 17932