Mumia Abu Jamal's Attorneys File New Lawsuit to Access Hep C Cure

 

The following update was provided on October 6 by Noelle Hanrahan, Director of Prison Radio. 

Today Mumia's attorneys filed a new lawsuit to demand immediate Hepatitis C treatment for Mumia. The lawsuit targets Pennsylvania DOC Secretary John Wetzel, five top officials in the department's Bureau of Health Care Services, medical contractor Correct Care Solutions, and the physician assigned to treat Mumia.

The lawsuit briefs will be available in full on our website. 

In the meantime, this article on Courthouse News Service provides background to the suit filed today.