Albert Woodfox, inmate who spent decades in solitary, dies

Albert Woodfox, longest solitary confinement prisoner in U.S. history, dead at 75

Inmate spent over four decades in solitary confinement, 23 hours a day.

Albert Woodfox, Black Panther who spent 43 years in solitary, dies

Albert Woodfox, a former member of the Black Panthers who spent a record 43 years in solitary confinement for a murder he claimed he did not commit, has died at the age of 75.Woodfox, who was released from prison in February 2016, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday of complications from Covid-19, his lawyer, George Kendall, said.Woodfox and Herman Wallace, another African American inmate at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary kno…

Former Black Panthers activist, having spent 43 years in solitary confinement, died

African-American Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panthers activist who holds the sad record for longevity in solitary confinement, died Thursday six years after his release from prison.

Albert Woodfox, Louisiana inmate who spent decades in solitary, dies of COVID-19

Woodfox and two other men became known as the “Angola Three” for their decades-long stays in solitary at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and other prisons.

The Angola 3's Albert Woodfox, who survived decades of solitary confinement, dies

A wrongful murder conviction forced Woodfox to spend 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola Prison. He has died at the age of 75.

Albert Woodfox in His Own Words on 43 Years in Solitary, the Black Panthers & Fighting Injustice

Albert Woodfox, who was held in solitary confinement longer than any prisoner in U.S. history, has died at the age of 75 due to complications tied to COVID-19. The former Black Panther and political prisoner won his freedom six years ago after surviving nearly 44 years in solitary over a wrongful murder conviction of a prison guard. Fellow imprisoned Panthers Herman Wallace and Robert King were also falsely accused of prison murders, and they col