Solitary.: Unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement. My story of transformation and hope
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Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement-in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, twenty-three hours a day, in Louisiana's notorious Angola prison-all for a crime he did not commit. That Albert Woodfox survived at all was a feat of extraordinary endurance. That he emerged whole from his odyssey within America's prison and judicial systems is a triumph of the human spirit. While behind bars in his early twenties, Albert was inspired to join the Black Panther Party because of its social commitment and code of living. He was serving a fifty-year sentence in Angola for armed robbery when, on April 17, 1972, a white guard was killed. Albert and another member of the Panthers were accused of the crime and immediately put in solitary confinement. Without a shred of evidence against them, their trial was a sham of justice. Decades passed before Albert was finally released in February 2016. Sustained by the solidarity of two fellow Panthers, Albert turned his anger into activism and resistance. The Angola 3, as they became known, resolved never to be broken by the corruption that effectively held them for decades as political prisoners. Solitary is a clarion call to reform the inhumanity of solitary confinement in the United States and around the world.
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Woodfox, A. (2019). Solitary. [United States], Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Woodfox, Albert. 2019. Solitary. [United States], Grove Atlantic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Woodfox, Albert, Solitary. [United States], Grove Atlantic, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Woodfox, Albert. Solitary. [United States], Grove Atlantic, 2019.
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