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| Subject: Albert Woodfox of the 'Angola 3' released from prison after decades in solitary confinement Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:08 am | |
| Albert Woodfox, who has spent nearly all of the past four decades in solitary confinement and was facing his third trial for a 1972 murder, was set free Friday as part of a plea deal with Louisiana prosecutors.
Earlier in the day, Woodfox, who has long maintained his innocence in the murder of a prison guard, Brent Miller, pleaded no contest to lesser charges of manslaughter and aggravated burglary before a judge in West Feliciana Parish, which is north of Baton Rouge. George Kendall, Woodfox's lawyer, emphasised that this was not an admission of guilt.
Woodfox, who was released on time served for those charges, left the prison by car shortly before 2pm local time. As the car stopped in front of the prison, he rolled down the window and briefly answered a couple of questions from reporters.
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