Report: Mumia Abu Jamal decision to come down today

    KYW Philadelphia reports that District Attorney Seth Williams is set to announce the future of convicted murderer Mumia Abu Jamal today.

    Williams will hold a press conference today to announce if he’ll push for the death penalty, or if Jamal will spend his life in prison.

    Jamal was originally sentenced to death, but after decades of appeals that turned him into an international cause celebrity, the sentence was overturned.

    We’ll keep you updated.

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