Albert Woodfox

Amnesty International Slams U.S. Solitary Confinement Sentences

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Prisoner Violence, Herman Wallace, US Prison System, Poll, Prison, Prisoners, Violence, Amnesty International, Albert Woodfox, Solitary Confinement, World News

Picture a box measuring roughly 6.5 by 9 feet. Imagine sitting in that box, 23 hours a day, for 40 years. For most, that describes a claustrophobic ...

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Christmas Day in a Louisiana Dungeon

Ira Glasser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Panthers, Herman Wallace, Louisiana, Holiday Season, Bobby Jindal, Prison, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Racism, Albert Woodfox, Angola Prison, Civil Rights, Politics News
Ira Glasser

It's Christmas Day, and Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace are about to begin their 37th year in the dungeon of Angola Prison. A crucifixion. Where is the public outrage that will resurrect them?

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"Reform," Bobby Jindal Style

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jindal Racism, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Angola 3, Jena 6, Albert Woodfox, Civil Rights, Jindal Angola 3, Politics News
James Rucker

We may be on the brink of inaugurating a black president, but the miscarriage of justice unfolding in Louisiana with the case of the Angola 3 tells a different story about race, power and accountability.

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