Albert Woodfox in His Own Words on 43 Years in Solitary, the Black Panthers & Fighting Injustice
August 5, 2022
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as posted by the channelAlbert Woodfox, who was held in solitary confinement longer than any prisoner in U.S. history, has died at the age of 75 due to complications tied to COVID-19. The former Black Panther and political prisoner won his freedom six years ago after surviving nearly 44 years in solitary over a wrongful murder conviction of a prison guard. Fellow imprisoned Panthers Herman Wallace and Robert King were also falsely accused of prison murders, and they collectively became known as the Angola 3. Democracy Now! interviewed Albert Woodfox in his first live TV interview just three days after his 2016 release, and multiple times afterward. "I'm just trying to learn how to be free," Woodfox said. "I've been locked up so long in a prison within a prison." Woodfox went on to write his memoir, "Solitary," and continued to fight for prison reform after his release.
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