Prozess um Gesundheitsversorgung für Gefangene in Pennsylvania

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Seit Monaten kämpfen der gefangene Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal und 10.000 weitere Gefangene im US Bundesstaat Pennslyvania um ihr Recht, medizinische Behandlung gegen Hepatitis-C im Knast zu erhalten. Die Gefängnisbehörde und die outgesourcte Gesundheistversorgung der Firma "Correct Care Solutions" verweigern dass (aus Kostengründen). Morgen kommt es zum Prozess in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dort muss sich die Gefängnisbehörde erklären.

Unterstützer*innen der Gefangenen werden vor Ort online berichten und rufen dazu auf, parallel die Verantwortlichen mit Anrufen, E-Mails und Faxen zu kontaktieren, um den öffentlichen Fruck zu steigern.

Prison Radio wird morgen am Freitag (18. Dezember) über Twitter live aus dem Gericht in Scranton in Pennsylvania berichten, wo Mumia Abu-Jamals Klage gegen die Gefängnisbehörde auf die bisher verweigerte medizinische Behandlung gegen Hepatitis-C für ihn und 10.000 weitere Gefangene behandelt wird:
https://twitter.com/PrisonRadio

Voraussichtlicher Prozessbeginn ist aufgrund der Zeitverschiebung gegen 15 Uhr Mitteleuropäischer Zeit.

Es gibt zahlreiche Telefonnummern und E-Mail Adressen von Behörden und Einzelpersonen, die aktiv Mumias Behandlung sowie die von anderen Gefangenen in Pennsylvania verhindern - bitte nutzt den Freitag Nachmittag und frühen Abend, euren Protest dort deutlich zu machen und um parallel zum Prozess den öffentlichen Druck zu erhöhen:

Dr. Carl Keldie, Chief Medical Officer "Correct Care Solutions" (er ist der Chef des privaten Gesundheitsdienstleister in Mumias Gefängnis und direkter Ansprechpartner für die Forderung nach medizinischer Behandlung gegen Hepatitis-C)
Email ckeldie@correctcaresolutions.com
Telefon  001 800 592-2974
     001 800 592-5783
Post:
Dr. Carl Keldie
1283 Murfreesboro Rd
Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37217
USA

Correct Care Solutions, PA Regional Office
(privater Gesundheitsdienstleistungskonzern in Mumias Gefängnis SCI Mahanoy und ebenfalls direkter Ansprechpartner für die Forderung nach medizinischer Behandlung gegen Hepatitis-C)
Telefon   001 - 502 389-5802
Post:
Correct Care Solutions, PA Regional Office
600 N. 12th Street
Suite 1 Lemoyne, PA 17043
USA

Dr. Paul Noel, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
(Er ist Gesundheitsexperte der Gefängnisbehörde von Pennsylvania und hat sich in einem Gutachten im September 2015 gegen die Behandlung von Mumia ausgesprochen.)
Email        ra-contactdoc@pa.gov
Telefon        001 - 717 728-5309
Post
Dr. Paul Noel
1920 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
USA

John Kerestes, Superintendent SCI Mahanoy
(Leiter des SCI Mahanoy Gefängnisses, in dem Mumia festgehalten wird)
Email    ra-contactdoc@pa.gov
Telefon  001 - 570 773 -2158
     001 - 570 773 -8102
John Kerestes, Superintendent SCI Mahanoy
301 Morea Road
Frackville, PA 17932
USA

John Wetzel, Secretary of the Department of Corrections
(Leiter der Gefängnisbehörde von Pennslyvania)
Email        ra-contactdoc@pa.gov
Telefon       001 - 717 782-4109
Post:
John Wetzel, Secretary of the Department of Corrections
1920 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
USA

Gouverneur Tom Wolf
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Telefon    001 - 717-787-2500
Fax    001 - 717-772-8284
E-Mail - Kontaktformular:
https://governor.pa.gov/contact/


Unterstützt Mumia und alle an Hepatitis-C erkrankten Gefangenen in Pennsylvania morgen!

FREE MUMIA - Free Them ALL!

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Prison Radio: "Today was historic."

Mumia Abu-Jamal testified to a packed courtroom on the critical need for life-saving hepatitis C treatment.

In opening arguments, the Department of Corrections' (DOC) legal counsel, Laura Neal, requested that today's hearing be dismissed. She claimed that Mumia had not exhausted all of the requirements for the grievance procedures, and that he hadn't specifically asked for hepatitis C treatment in his grievance.

Federal Judge Robert Mariani responded that it would have been impossible for Mumia to cite hepatitis C as he had not received a proper diagnosis to determine his hepatitis C was the cause of his conditions. Mariani then said to Neal, "That's a tortured view of what is required of an inmate in a grievance."

Notably, Mariani was dismissive of the DOC's attempts to further delay relief by dismissing the trial. He sated that the DOC had "in May of 2015 all the information at your fingertips in terms of his health issues".

By mid-day, Judge Mariani ruled that Mumia had exhausted his grievance process in full, and ruled from the bench against the motion to dismiss today's hearing. Our preliminary injunction moved forward.

Bret Grote of the Abolitionist Law Center and Robert Boyle presented a comprehensive and extraordinarily well-prepared case for why the First Amended Complaint, Mumia's original grievance for medical care, and the Preliminary Injunction should be granted.

Bret conducted Mumia's interview through video. Attorneys Ashley Henderson and Nikki Grant of the Amistad Law Project advised Mumia throughout the day from SCI Mahanoy.

"On April 2nd, I had just spent three days in the ICU near death, and back at SCI Mahanoy I was in the infirmary unable to walk one step. I could not lift my arms, I was too weak to pull myself up off the floor .... I have received no treatment for active Hepatitis C, which has caused my diabetic shock, extra hepatic skin lesions, and my continuing exposure to organ damage", Mumia said to Federal Judge Robert Mariani and the courtroom through video.

Robert Boyle then conducted the medical expert testimony from Dr. Joseph Harris, who noted that the standard of care for Mumia's present condition is the new antiviral drug for hepatitis C which has a 95% cure rate.

The hearing will continue on Tuesday with cross examination of Dr. Harris, and witness testimony from Dr. Johanna Fernandez and Dr. Suzanne Ross on how Mumia's condition has deteriorated over the course of this year.

Then the DOC will offer Dr. Jay Cowan to testify for their defense.

Follow us (http://twitter.com/prisonradio) on Tuesday where we'll be reporting live from the courtroom.
Luchando por la justicia y la libertad,
Noelle Hanrahan, Director

PS- pitch in today to support Mumia's lawyers' preparation for Tuesday's continued hearing! Every gift matters, every action matters. (http://bit.ly/curehimnow)

Abu-Jamal Gets Federal Court Hearing Seeking Order to Treat His Hepatitis-C Infection (December 19, 2015)

http://thiscantbehappening.net/node/2965