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Former member of the Black Panther Party who spent 29 out of a total 32 years in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola prison. He was released in 2001 after his conviction was overturned.

StoryAug 05, 2022

Albert Woodfox Dies of COVID; Loved Ones Remember the Life & Legacy of Famed Political Prisoner

Web ExclusiveOct 28, 2016

Roundtable: Four Freed Black Panthers on Party’s Legacy & Members Still Behind Bars 50 Years Later

StoryOct 26, 2016

Surviving Members of Angola 3 on Black Panther Legacy & Need to Free Remaining Imprisoned Panthers

StoryFeb 22, 2016

Exclusive Interview: Albert Woodfox of Angola 3, Freed After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement

Web ExclusiveFeb 22, 2016

Albert Woodfox Free at Last: Survivor of Longest-Ever U.S. Solitary Confinement Term (Part 2)

StoryJun 10, 2015

Will Albert Woodfox Be Freed? Louisiana Fights Release of Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner in Solitary

StoryNov 24, 2014

Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, But State Obstruction Bars His Release

Web ExclusiveNov 24, 2014

Part 2: Court Orders Release of Albert Woodfox But Angola 3 Member Remains in Solitary Confinement

StoryOct 02, 2013

After 4 Decades in Solitary, Dying Angola 3 Prisoner Herman Wallace Freed, Conviction Overturned

StoryFeb 28, 2013

After 40 Years in Solitary, Angola 3 Prisoner Albert Woodfox Ordered Freed for 3rd Time in Louisiana

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