Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75

Written By Laura Simon

Albert Woodfox with his brother Michael Mable, as he walks free in 2016. Woodfox was thought to have been held in solitary confinement longer than any individual in US history. Photograph: Billy Sothern, attorney for Albert Woodfox/EPA

Woodfox, member of “Angola Three”, was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016.

See the Guardian article here.

Laura Simon
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