Mumia Abu-Jamal (pronounce /muːmiɑː əbuː dʒəˈmɑːl/; born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is an American who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner. During his imprisonment he has been an honoree of municipal, educational and civil society organizations, and courted controversy as a spoken word commentator and published author of several works—most notably Live from Death Row. He is currently a prisoner at State Correctional Institution Greene near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.