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September 27, 2013

Angola 3 Prisoner Given Days to Live 
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Former Black Panther Herman Wallace, held in solitary confinement for
more than 40 years in Louisiana, now reportedly has just days to live.
Supporters say his terminal liver cancer has taken a turn for the worse,
and his request for compassionate release has so far gone unanswered by
Governor Bobby Jindal. Wallace and two others known as the Angola Three
were placed in solitary in 1972 following their conviction for murdering
a prison guard. They say they were framed because of their political
activism. Wallace is 71. In other Angola 3 news, another member of the
group who remains in prison, Albert Woodfox, says he has been subjected
to strip searches and anal cavity searches as often as six times a day
— even though his wrists and ankles are shackled together when he
is outside of his cell. Woodfox is 68 years old. The searches had been
declared unlawful in the 1970s by Louisiana District Court Judge Daniel
Le Blanc. Guards reportedly resumed the searches almost immediately
after Le Blanc died in May. Woodfox’s legal team requested a
restraining order to put a hold on the invasive searches but a hearing
on the motion has been delayed. We'll have more on the Angola 3 next
week when we broadcast live from New Orleans on Monday and Tuesday.

 

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