October 25, 2013

For Herman Wallace, solitary confinement amounted to a death sentence

When Herman Wallace died Oct. 4 at age 71, he had been a free man for about 2½ days. Before that, he spent 41 years in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. Forty-one years. The U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture has concluded that, because of the mental suffering it inflicts, solitary confinement imposed as punishment for even 15 days can constitute torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

For Herman Wallace, solitary confinement amounted to a death sentence

When Herman Wallace died Oct. 4 at age 71, he had been a free man for about 2½ days. Before that, he spent 41 years in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

October 24, 2013

Free Angola 3 member Albert Woodfox! End Louisiana’s Campaign of Vengence!

Enough is Enough! Free Angola 3 member Albert Woodfox! Human Rights Advocates from across the globe have converged on Louisiana this week to join Amnesty International and the Free the Angola 3 movement in a series of events.

October 21, 2013

Amnesty International seeks release of ‘Angola 3’ inmate in solitary confinement for 41 years

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — A human rights organization is calling on Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to release an inmate who has spent 41 years in solitary confinement after being convicted of murdering a prison guard.
Amnesty International delivered a petition Monday urging the officials to end efforts to keep Albert Woodfox jailed, calling the conditions inhumane.