Louisiana must end its campaign of vengeance against Albert Woodfox

Headline Title: Louisiana must end its campaign of vengeance against Albert Woodfox 10 October 2013 Following the death of Herman Wallace last Friday, who was held in solitary confinement for nearly 40 years, Amnesty International is launching a campaign for the release of his co-defendant Albert Woodfox. He too has been held in cruel conditions of isolation following the deeply flawed trial."Albert Woodfox has been in solitary confinement for decades, even though the case against him was based on flawed evidence and riddled with procedural errors. Enough is enough. The state of…

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