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Former Black Panther Political Prisoner Hospitalized for Covid-19
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
02 Jun 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Former Black Panther Political Prisoner Hospitalized for Covid-19

Jalil Muntaqim, incarcerated for his political activities since 1971, contracted the Covid-19 virus and was admitted to the Albany, New York Medical Center, said Jihad Abdulmumit, chair of the Jericho Movement. While Muntaqim was being treated with oxygen and medication, a judge ordered his immediate, temporary release on medical grounds, but the state attorney general appealed the ruling. The state has also consistently blocked parole for Muntaqim, who has served almost 50 years of a 25 to life sentence.

Mass Black Incarceration

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