40 years after Mumia Abu-Jamal’s arrest, the case is ‘a symbol’ of a ‘broken’ justice system
By Katie Meyer for WHYY This story is originally appeared on WHYY. Forty years ago today, Philadelphia journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested and charged with the shooting death of 25-year-old Daniel Faulkner, a police officer for the city. The following July, a jury delivered a unanimous guilty verdict. Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death and, though […]