https://www.wrkf.org/tags/angola-3 Angola 3 en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:10:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2015-06-09/advocates-push-to-bring-solitary-confinement-out-of-the-shadows Some big states have been moving to limit the numbers of people they send to solitary, but officials say it's necessary to maintain control and, in some cases, protect the prisoners themselves. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:10:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2015-06-09/advocates-push-to-bring-solitary-confinement-out-of-the-shadows Carrie Johnson https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2015-06-09/federal-judge-orders-release-of-last-angola-3-prisoner Albert Woodfox has spent four decades in solitary confinement after he was convicted of the stabbing death of a prison guard. Woodfox's conviction was overturned. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:26:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2015-06-09/federal-judge-orders-release-of-last-angola-3-prisoner Eyder Peralta https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-11-21/last-angola-3-inmates-conviction-should-be-thrown-out-court-says Albert Woodfox has spent about 40 years in solitary for the 1972 murder of a prison guard. A federal appeals court's unanimous decision could set him free, if the state decides not to challenge it. Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:09:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2014-11-21/last-angola-3-inmates-conviction-should-be-thrown-out-court-says Laura Sullivan https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2013-10-05/angola-3-inmate-tastes-brief-bittersweet-freedom Herman Wallace was released from prison in Louisiana on Tuesday after more than 40 years in solitary confinement. A judge overturned his conviction on the grounds that Wallace had been denied a fair trial. Wallace died just three days later. Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:37:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2013-10-05/angola-3-inmate-tastes-brief-bittersweet-freedom Arun Rath https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2013-10-04/angola-3-inmate-dies-just-days-after-being-freed Herman Wallace, 71, survived 40 years in solitary confinement for the killing of a guard. A judge overturned his conviction and set him free on Tuesday, saying he had not received a fair trial. Fri, 04 Oct 2013 23:11:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/law-and-order/2013-10-04/angola-3-inmate-dies-just-days-after-being-freed Eyder Peralta