Albert Woodfox, Former Black Panther Who Spent Decades In Solitary, Dead At 75
Woodfox died of complications from COVID, his family said.
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Woodfox died of complications from COVID, his family said.
Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther who spent 43 years in solitary and prison reform advocate, has died from COVID complications.
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.
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.
Woodfox spent 44 years in solitary confinement before a federal court vacated his conviction in 2016.