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Yesterday, one of the leaders in the movement to stop the execution of journalist Mumia Abu Jamal was jailed for violation of probation. Clark Kissinger received a 90 day jail sentence in Philadelphia after having been arrested in that city at a demonstration in support of Mumia in July 1999. He was charged with "failure to obey a lawful order" — a petty offense, on a par with leaving a dog off a leash. His one-year probation barred the New Yorker from traveling without the court’s permission. [includes rush transcript]