Abu-Jamal loses suit over hepatitis C drug; can refile

(AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has blasted a prison policy that denies former death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal and others an expensive hepatitis C drug until they have advanced liver damage.

U.S. District Judge Robert Mariani says the policy amounts to "conscious disregard" for prisoners' health, but notes that courts across the country are struggling to decide who should get the drugs.