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November 26, 2008

Judge Orders Release of Albert Woodfox of Angola 3
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A federal judge has ordered the state of Louisiana to release Albert
Woodfox, a former Black Panther who has spent more than three decades in
solitary confinement. Woodfox is one of the Angola Three. In July, a
judge overturned Woodfox’s conviction of killing a prison guard. On
Tuesday, a federal judge ordered the sixty-one-year-old Woodfox released
while he awaits a new trial. Woodfox’s attorneys say he will leave
Angola once he finds a suitable place to live. Many supporters believe
the Angola Three were framed for their political activism.



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