Angola Three

After Decades In Solitary, Last Of The 'Angola 3' Carry On Their Struggle

9:28pm March 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

Robert King, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace spent over 100 years combined in solitary confinement for a prison guard's death. Now that Woodfox is free, he's joining his friend King in advocacy.

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The front entrance of the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. Woodfox spent much of his decades in solitary confinement at the prison.

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Last Of 'Angola 3' Released After More Than 40 Years In Solitary Confinement

7:36pm February 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Albert Woodfox, accused of killing a prison guard in 1972 with two other men, has always maintained his innocence. His decades in solitary became an international human rights issue.

A prisoner is seen behind layers of wire razor fencing at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

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Federal Judge Orders Release Of Last 'Angola 3' Prisoner

2:37pm June 12, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Albert Woodfox has spent four decades in solitary confinement after he was convicted of the stabbing death of a prison guard. Woodfox's conviction was overturned.

Albert Woodfox, shown in an undated prison photo. Prosecutors want to keep the former Black Panther leader behind bars as he awaits a third trial in the 1972 murder of Brent Miller, a 23-year-old guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

National

Appeals Court Denies Immediate Release To Last Of 'Angola 3'

2:32pm June 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A three-judge panel extended an order blocking the release of Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther leader who is awaiting a retrial in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard.

Last 'Angola 3' Inmate's Conviction Should Be Thrown Out, Court Says

6:33pm November 21, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Albert Woodfox has spent about 40 years in solitary for the 1972 murder of a prison guard. A federal appeals court's unanimous decision could set him free, if the state decides not to challenge it.