USA must release terminally ill man held in isolation for 40 years

Headline Title:  USA must release terminally ill man held in isolation for 40 years 10 July 2013 An elderly man who has been held in solitary confinement in a prison in Louisiana for over 40 years and has now been diagnosed with terminal cancer should be immediately released on humanitarian grounds, Amnesty International said.“He has already spent decades in cruel conditions” said Tessa Murphy, USA campaigner at Amnesty International.“He was found guilty on dubious evidence in the first place and he should now be allowed to live out his last days with dignity in the care of his family.”Herman…

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