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Angola Prison

The following poem is by Herman Wallace, who has been held in solitary confinement in Louisiana’s prison system for almost 41 years, mostly in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. Convicted of killing a guard at Angola, Wallace and fellow prisoner Albert Woodfox, both members of the Angola 3, were placed in solitary in 1972, where, […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Louder My Voice the Deeper They Bury Me

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by Lisa Dawson

April 11, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part IV

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by Voices from Solitary

March 25, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 20, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [04/02/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 2, 2017

News & Features

“God’s Own Warden”: Inside Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

July 28, 2011

News & Features

Amnesty International Calls for Angola 3’s Release from 40 Years of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 7, 2011

News & Features

ACLU Gets One Angola Prisoner Released from Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 26, 2010

News & Features

Our Father Who Art in Prison

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by James Ridgeway

June 21, 2010

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