Black Panther activist could go free after 43 years in solitary confinement

The last of three high-profile prisoners known as the Angola Three could walk free within days after a US federal judge ordered state officials to release him immediately.

Black Panther activist could go free after 43 years in solitary confinement

The last of three high-profile prisoners known as the Angola Three could walk free within days after a US federal judge ordered state officials to release him immediately.

Albert Woodfox, 68, has been in solitary confinement for 43 years but district judge James Brady ruled that he must now be set free.

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