CAIR Calls On Bureau Of Prisons To Treat Imam Jamil Al-Amin’s Urgent Medical Condition, Urges Fulton DA To Expedite

By CAIR Photos: CAIR\Instagram\Facebook\YouTube Screenshots (WASHINGTON, DC – 12/20/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to urgently treat a medical condition that reportedly threatens the health and life of civil rights icon Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, who has been imprisoned since 2002 for a crime he did not commit. Imam Al-Amin has developed a large growth on his face and the Bureau of Prisons has not provided appropriate medical care, according to the imam’s family and legal counsel. He has also experienced other serious health issues in custody. CAIR is joining Imam Al-Amin’s family in calling for the imam to be transferred from the& United States Penitentiary (USP) Tucson to Federal Medical Center (FMC) Butner for immediate medical treatment. CAIR also called on Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis to expedite the Conviction Integrity Unit’s ongoing review of Al-Amin’s wrongful conviction. The real perpetrator of the crime has repeatedly and credibly confessed to the crime, under oath, and provided evidence of his responsibility. Despite this, Fulton County has not yet concluded its review, made a motion to...