Forty years in solitary: two men mark sombre anniversary in Louisiana prison
Amnesty in the News
April 17, 2012
Forty years in solitary: two men mark sombre anniversary in Louisiana prison
Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have spent 23 hours of each day in the last 40 years in a 9ft-by-6ft cell. Now, as human rights groups intensify calls for their release, a documentary provides insight into an isolated life.
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