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Coverage dated August 3, 2022

Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther who spent decades in solitary confinement, dies at age 75

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In 2016, Woodfox became the last of the group known as the Angola Three to be released from prison.

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  1. Tucson

    Albert Woodfox, inmate who spent decades in solitary, dies (opens Tucson)

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    Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent decades in isolation at a Louisiana prison and then became an advocate for prison reforms after he was released, died Thursday of complications

  2. The Guardian

    Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75 (opens The Guardian)

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    Member of ‘Angola Three’ was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016

  3. CBS News

    Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther who spent decades in solitary confinement, dies at age 75 (opens CBS News)

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    In 2016, Woodfox became the last of the group known as the Angola Three to be released from prison.

  4. WWL New Orleans

    Albert Woodfox, activist who survived 44 years in solitary at Angola, has died (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    Woodfox spent 44 years in solitary confinement before a federal court vacated his conviction in 2016.

  5. Louisiana Illuminator

    Albert Woodfox, Angola 3 member, ‘Solitary’ author, dies at 75 - Louisiana Illuminator (opens Louisiana Illuminator)

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    Albert Woodfox, the prison activist and member of the Angola 3 whose memoir “Solitary” was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, died Thursday (Aug. 4) at Ochsner Baptist Hospital after contracting the COVID-19 virus. He was 75. The death was confirmed by his brother.

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