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Judge Orders Release of Albert Woodfox of Angola 3

HeadlineNov 26, 2008

A federal judge has ordered the state of Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther who has spent more than three decades in solitary confinement. Woodfox is one of the Angola Three. In July, a judge overturned Woodfox’s conviction of killing a prison guard. On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered the sixty-one-year-old Woodfox released while he awaits a new trial. Woodfox’s attorneys say he will leave Angola once he finds a suitable place to live. Many supporters believe the Angola Three were framed for their political activism.

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