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Coalition to Free the Angola 3<br><br>
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Sept. 14, 2010<br>
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Newsletter: Sept. 14, 2010<br><br>
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The Color of Innocence <br><br>
"The question now is where do I, our attorneys and many friends and
supporters go? Judicially, I will meet with our attorneys and see
what options there are. Politically, there is no question, the
struggle goes on." --Albert Woodfox<br>
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In the early days of this effort, supporters were clear that the facts of
this case led to Herman and Albert's innocence and their unjust
incarceration. The flimsy evidence used to indict them is suspect at best
and more likely manufactured. Like thousands of others who languish in
America's largest growth industry, the prison industrial complex, only
with slightly more egregious circumstances, Herman and Albert deserve an
equal chance at justice, not the racially and politically skewed hearings
that have led to their entombment. <br>
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Somewhere along the way, in these past several years, our grassroots
efforts have been subverted. When Attorney General Caldwell went to the
media with baseless allegations about Albert two autumns ago, he fully
intended the judges of the 5th Circuit to read those rumors. There, of
course, was and is no such thing as pleading not guilty to rape charges
as a young black man with a record and having the charges dropped. The
story was patently false, designed entirely to sway public and judicial
opinion. Similar obfuscating methods have been part of the State's effort
to keep Herman and Albert isolated since 1972. <br>
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Herman's case is back in the Federal Courts having been rejected by the
State Supreme Court. There will be an appeal to the 5th Circuit Court to
review their ruling but no clear legal path has yet been re-charted for
Albert. After a decade of working their way through the legal system,
both on criminal and civil charges, the case has essentially been stalled
and delayed by the State back to square one. <br>
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There is no doubt that the political climate is just about as bad as it
has ever been and yet, it is also historically true that in the worst of
times, unbelievable anomalies of justice find their way to the light of
day. We urge all Angola 3 supporters to remember what brought them
to this effort and join us in any way you can in raising your voices for
the freedom of Herman and Albert based on innocence as you work for peace
and social justice in your communities. We believe that a
re-commitment to this case focusing on Herman and Albert's innocence and
the rank injustice of their cases can only shed more light on the
workings of the system and help return the color of innocence to
this case once again.<br><br>
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