Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Seven Days in Solitary [11/8/2015]

Vaidya Gullapalli

ā€¢Ā In Jezebel, Solitary Watch Contributing WriterĀ Aviva Stahl interviews Synthia China Blast, a transgender woman who was isolated in involuntary protective custody for almost 20 years. Blast talks about her children, the abuse she suffered and the defense mechanisms she adopted in jail and after she was released. ā€¢Ā The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned […]

After 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Will the Angola 3's Albert Woodfox Be a Free Man?

Jean Casella

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the overturning of Albert Woodfox’s conviction. Yet he may remain in prison–and in solitary confinement–for months or even years before his four-decade ordeal is over. Woodfox has been held in solitary confinement for more than 42 years for theĀ 1972 murder […]