Released After 43 Years In Solitary Confinement
Solitary confinement is considered torture. How anyone can spend 43 years living that way seems impossible.
After 43 years of solitary confinement in Louisiana’s Angola prison, Albert Woodfox has been freed by a federal judge who wrote that “there is no valid conviction holding him in prison, let alone solitary confinement.” Woodfox has been convicted twice of killing a prison guard—and both convictions have been overturned.
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F_cons June 9th, 2015 at 16:26
But he’s not white so it’s all good (except that he should be paid millions from the pensions of all the hate filled dirt that took away his life)
Suzanne McFly June 9th, 2015 at 17:08
I seen this story yesterday about a young man arrested for a crime he did not commit and was put in Rikers for 3 years and 2 years of that time he was in solitary confinement. He tried to commit suicide 8 times and unfortunately he was successful the last time. Here is the story….http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/kalief-browder-1993-2015
F_cons June 9th, 2015 at 17:15
I read about that story and again, it’s another case I can’t deal with. I hope for an alien invasion or a zombie flu to wipe the human cancer off this planet
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 21:03
The author and his attorney were on Chris Hays’ show yesterday and from there I went to the New Yorker. I read her 1st article about this young man last year and was horrified by his experience. The system murdered this young man he didn’t kill himself the system did that it just took 3 years for them to finish him.
Suzanne McFly June 10th, 2015 at 07:27
You are completely correct, the system killed this man.
allison1050 June 10th, 2015 at 08:28
I’m of the belief that they began to murder him when his young life was being slowly, painfully taken away from him by the courts, judge, prosecutors and don’t allow me to leave out the blue pigs. Thanks Suzanne.
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 21:08
he was a teen when they put him in. he was beaten, raped, my heart goes out to his family. i would have been raising fk’n hell everyday if that were my baby.
rg9rts June 10th, 2015 at 05:23
Its Jindalstan
Suzanne McFly June 10th, 2015 at 07:28
The worst thing I can wish for is for this same thing happen to the people who did this to him.
ExPFCWintergreen June 9th, 2015 at 17:39
“State prosecutors are hoping to try him a third time, although the judge barred it Monday, saying he lacks confidence in the state’s ability to provide a fair trial.” Welcome to Republican America, where a judge “lacks confidence” in a state’s “ability to provide a fair trial.”
“Woodfox has spent the last 43 years in solitary confinement, locked down for 23 hours a day. The solitary cells at Angola have been described by Britain’s Guardian newspaper as a 9-by-6-foot space with a toilet, a mattress, sheets, a blanket, a pillow and a small bench attached to the wall.”
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 21:07
don’t they always cry about it when $hit doesn’t go their way.
nola878 June 9th, 2015 at 18:48
About f*cking time. All the best to you, Albert.
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 20:59
It’s La. and Angola what does anyone expect? But, but the prosecutors want to try him for a 3rd time.
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 21:04
man they really want to stick it to this guy.
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 21:08
He became an organizer that was and is his current crime that kept him in solitary. He threatened their “natural” order of things.
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 21:08
but of course.
fahvel June 10th, 2015 at 03:06
the state doesn’t have enough in its coffers to pay this poor man back.
rg9rts June 10th, 2015 at 05:22
He is till there …the Jinfdalstan AG had it blocked
Warman1138 June 10th, 2015 at 05:46
Welcome to privatized prisons, people go in and only money comes out.
Chris June 10th, 2015 at 23:01
Not too hard to guess it was a southern prison.