In ordering Albert Woodfox's release, Judge Brady also decreed that he could not be tried a third time. But on Friday June 12th The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that Woodfox remain in prison-pending another hearing scheduled for late august. This follows a long pattern of abusing America's Political Prisoners that goes back at least to the 1960's if not before. It is a regular thing to hear on the news about OTHER countries imprisoning & even killing those who dare speak out against the government; but remain in denial about what happens right here in the so-called "Land of the Free!" Mumia Abu Jamal is dying in a Pennsylvania Prison, with little access to adequate healthcare and very limited visitation from the outside world. Assata Shakur remains in hiding in Cuba, with a $2 Million Dollar Bounty on her head, though scientific evidence proves she could never committed the crime she was convicted of. As for The Angola 3, Herman Wallace died in October 2013-just three days after being released from Angola & granted a new trial. Robert King was released in 2001. Educate yourself, and then educate others. The government is only able to do these things because they are winning the messaging war. We must get the word out, so that true justice can be achieved.
BLOCKING FREEDOM, INSTEAD OF PROTECTING IT: U.S. APPEALS COURT BLOCKS THE RELEASE OF ANGOLA 3 INMATE6/13/2015 Albert Woodfox has spent the last 43 years of his life in prison. Most of that time has been served in solitary confinement, without a window nor access to reading materials, at The Angola Louisiana State Penitentiary. Mr. woodfox's health is deteriorating rapidly-and he is currently suffering from Renal Failure, Hepatitis c, and Heart Disease. On Monday June 7th U.S. District Judge James Brady issued and order for his release, overturning two prior convictions for the death of prison guard Brent Miller in 1972. Woodfox had been convicted, along with two other inmates, and the three have remained in solitary confinement for most of that time ever since. The convictions were overturned based on Jury Misconduct & other Racial Biases involving the jury. Infamously called "The Angola 3," their isolation was officially justified on the grounds that their membership in The Black Panther Party & push for prison reforms could cause unrest among the other inmates. In ordering Albert Woodfox's release, Judge Brady also decreed that he could not be tried a third time. But on Friday June 12th The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that Woodfox remain in prison-pending another hearing scheduled for late august. This follows a long pattern of abusing America's Political Prisoners that goes back at least to the 1960's if not before. It is a regular thing to hear on the news about OTHER countries imprisoning & even killing those who dare speak out against the government; but remain in denial about what happens right here in the so-called "Land of the Free!" Mumia Abu Jamal is dying in a Pennsylvania Prison, with little access to adequate healthcare and very limited visitation from the outside world. Assata Shakur remains in hiding in Cuba, with a $2 Million Dollar Bounty on her head, though scientific evidence proves she could never committed the crime she was convicted of. As for The Angola 3, Herman Wallace died in October 2013-just three days after being released from Angola & granted a new trial. Robert King was released in 2001. Educate yourself, and then educate others. The government is only able to do these things because they are winning the messaging war. We must get the word out, so that true justice can be achieved.
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