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A Louisiana man who was held in solitary confinement for 41 years for a killing he said he did not commit died on Friday, three days after a judge overturned his conviction and freed him.

Herman Wallace, who spent four decades in solitary in a Louisiana prison for a crime he denied committing, died two days after his release, friends said Friday.

A former Black Panther who served 41 years in solitary confinement has died days after a US federal judge overturned his conviction for the murder of a prison guard.

Herman Wallace, a member of the “Angola 3,” died Friday morning, three days after a federal judge overturned his conviction and ordered his immediate release from prison.