The Angola 3 member Herman Wallace has died at the age of 71. Wallace died Friday morning in New Orleans just three days after a judge overturned his conviction following nearly 42 years in solitary confinement. He served more time in solitary consecutively than any other U.S. prisoner. Wallace and two others, known as the Angola 3, were placed in solitary in 1972 following the murder of a prison guard. The Angola 3 and their supporters say they were framed for their political activism as members of one of the first prison chapters of the Black Panthers. Wallace was freed last week after a judge ruled women were wrongly excluded from the jury that indicted him. Prosecutors quickly re-indicted him even though he only had days to live. But Wallace died a free man. In a statement, Wallace’s attorneys said: “Although his freedom was much too brief, it meant the world to Herman to spend these last three days surrounded by the love of his family and friends. One of the final things that Herman said to us was: 'I am free. I am free.'”