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Tags After nearly 44 years in solitary Albert Woodfox is freed today on his 69th birthday!

Tag: After nearly 44 years in solitary Albert Woodfox is freed today on his 69th birthday!

After nearly 44 years in solitary, Albert Woodfox is freed today...

Just moments ago, Albert Woodfox, the last remaining member of the Angola 3 still behind bars, was released from prison 43 years and 10 months after he was first put in a 6-foot-by-9-foot solitary cell for a crime he did not commit. After decades of costly litigation, Louisiana state officials have at last acted in the interest of justice and reached an agreement that brings a long overdue end to this nightmare.