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Angola Three’s Herman Wallace Freed
After 41 years in solitary confinement, Herman Wallace of the Angola Three was freed on Tuesday.
Dying ‘Angola 3’ inmate is released in Louisiana
After more than 40 years of having his claims of an unjust murder conviction go unanswered, Louisiana inmate Herman Wallace is now a free man.
Another ‘Angola 3’ Prisoner, With Cancer, Is Released
Human rights groups, supporters and legal teams who have worked for the rights of the so-called Angola 3 prisoners over the years welcomed on Wednesday the release of one of the men, Herman Wallace, who has advanced liver cancer. He had served decades in solitary confinement in Louisiana prisons.
After 4 Decades in Solitary, Dying Angola 3 Prisoner Herman Wallace Freed, Conviction Overturned
A dying prisoner has been released in Louisiana after serving nearly 42 years in solitary confinement, longer than any other person in the United States. Herman Wallace and two others, known as the Angola Three, were placed in solitary in 1972 following the murder of a prison guard. The Angola Three and their supporters say they were framed for the murder over their political activism as members of one of the first prison chapters of the Black Panthers.