In the Fight for Our Freedom Fighters
Sundiata Acoli
AKA Clark Squire, former Black Panther, Black Liberation Army Member.
Age: 81
Incarcerated since: 1973
Convicted of: Murder of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster
Sentence: Life plus 30 years consecutively
Current prison: FCI Cumberland, Maryland
Website: http://www.sundiataacoli.org/
Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown)
Canaan Federal Penitentiary, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: October 4th, 1943
Year of imprisonment: 2000
Sentence: life sentence
Affiliation: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Website: https://whathappened2rap.com/
Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Age: 67
Incarcerated since: 1986
Convicted of: Helping Black Panther Party member Assata Shakur escape from prison in 1979
Sentence: 60 years
Current prison: Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville, California
Website: http://mutulushakur.com/site/about/
Mumia Abu-Jamal (Wesley Cook)
State Correctional Institute, Mahanoy, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: April 24th, 1954
Year of imprisonment: 1981
Sentence: death penalty, commuted to a life sentence
Affiliation: Black Panthers, MOVE
Website: www.freemumia.com
Kojo Bomani Sababu, AKA Grailing Brown
Age: 65
Incarcerated since: 1975
Convicted of: Murder of drug dealer, attempted prison escape
Sentence: Life
Current prison: USP Canaan, Pennsylvania
Website: https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/kojo-bomani-sababu-black-liberation-army-new-afrikan-freedom-fighter-political-prisoner-pow/
Ed Poindexter
Former Black Panther
Age: 73
Incarcerated since: 1970
Convicted of: Murder of Omaha police officer Larry Minard
Sentence: Life
Current prison: Nebraska State Penitentiary, Lincoln, Nebraska
Website: http://partisandefense.org/pubs/articles/2018-11-30-poindexter.html
Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz
Former Black Panther
Age: 74
Incarcerated since: 1970
Convicted of: Murder of Philadelphia police sergeant Frank Von Colln
Sentence: Life without parole
Current prison: SCI Dallas, Pennsylvania
Website: https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/
Veronza Bowers Jr
Former Black Panther
Age: 72
Incarcerated since: 1973
Convicted of: Murder of US park ranger Kenneth Patrick
Sentence: Life
Current prison: Federal Correctional Complex, Butner, North Carolina
Website: https://veronza.org/
Joseph Bowen
Former Black Panther
Age: 70
Incarcerated since: 1971
Convicted of: Murder of police officer, and later murder of two prison officers
Sentence: Life without parole
Current prison: SCI Coal Township, Pennsylvania
Joy Powell
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility – New York
Year of imprisonment: 2007
Sentence: life plus 16 years
Affiliation: Equality and Justice for All
Website: www.freejoypowell.org
Kamau Sadiki
Leonard Peltier
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