Tag Archives: Angola Three

2016: The year of voting rights, public defenders, sentencing reform, and Albert Woodfox

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Bruce Reilly

 The Epicenter of Race, Voting, and Mass Incarceration New Orleans has always been a national news story. Northern parts of America probably understood the Free People of Color, prior to the Civil War, as much as they could understand contemporary … Continue reading →

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Herman Wallace: “Get Me The F#@k Outta Here.”

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Bruce Reilly

Those are the timeless words reportedly uttered by Angola 3 member Herman Wallace, who was finally released from Angola State Penitentiary after over 40 years.  “Get me the f#@k outta here.”  Most of his time had been spent in solitary … Continue reading →

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Hunger Strikes, Force Feeds, and Solitary Dreams

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Bruce Reilly

While the California prisoners enter their fourth day of hunger strikes, the people of Guantanamo enter their 40th. Meanwhile, Herman Wallace has spent over forty years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. These three aspects, all coming to new awareness this … Continue reading →

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