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<font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 26pt;">A3
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<div style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><font
color="#000000">This is What Freedom Looks Like...<br>
Two Months of Liberation<br>
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<strong>WATCH: </strong><a style="color: rgb(2, 22, 12);
font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration:
underline;" track="on"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkQjEcqWDpHurdeVd7dPQ2YA9ec5WkVPYOSjmlfSftbmPNxaUIHAY9GoBecvLqW2W5I7CAql40N4inCTIIGrTFVet2OZWOapDmyg8yFtyfJVkSDbmTnhdlxbYLjNsz4AJenZK618z8Wr4=&c=&ch="
shape="rect" linktype="1"
alt="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk3e6wHQFN0" target="_blank">Albert
Speaks at Southeastern Louisiana University</a><br>
<br>
What a joy it is to have Albert out of prison, after all these years
of struggle, it is a rare and special treat to hear his voice on the
phone each morning as we review the days schedule and events. In
Albert's first month of freedom he stayed busy every day, obtaining
identification papers, scheduling doctor and dentist appointments,
visiting with family and supporters - every moment was occupied.
Since the end of March Albert has been in Texas, visiting with his
brother Michael and his family and getting some much needed rest.<br>
<br>
This weekend, Albert and King head to Pittsburgh to participate in
the International Conference on Solitary Confinement, where they're
sure to run into many of the activists and supporters that have been
involved in the effort to end solitary confinement. After
Pittsburgh, Albert will be headed back to New Orleans to attend his
first family reunion! Early May finds him headed to Los Angeles for
the Death Penalty Focus Conference and then on to a long-
anticipated trip to Yosemite with Sacramento supporters, Gail Shaw
and Billy X Jennings. Every day is an adventure; shopping, banking,
post office- all the things we have grown accustomed to are new to
Albert. <br>
<br>
Below you'll find the latest statement from the legal team. As
Albert stated in one of his early interviews after his release,
"There's a movement in the country about solitary confinement...we
think that we were the spark...for that." We couldn't agree more!
Although both the civil and criminal cases have been settled,
significant changes to the Department of Corrections policies in
Louisiana regarding solitary are in the works and we hope to be able
to share more detail in the coming months. Meanwhile, around the
country and around the world, there has been greatly heightened
awareness around the issues of solitary confinement and like Albert
and King, we feel that the case of the Angola 3 has been
instrumental in this raised consciousness and are thrilled to see
articles such as the one from Ottawa that use the Angola 3 case to
leverage the abolition of solitary. <br>
<br>
Albert looks forward to joining the fray in carrying on the movement
to abolish solitary and to expose the inequalities of the criminal
justice system. We are proud to stand behind Albert and King and
assist them in any way that we can as they carry on with their
advocacy work.<br>
<br>
<div><span style="font-family: Garamond,Times New Roman,Times,serif;
font-size: 18pt; color: #800000;"><strong>Statement from the A3
Legal Team</strong></span><br>
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"On April 5, 2016, the United States District Court for the Middle
District of Louisiana dismissed the long-pending civil rights action
brought by Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace against
Louisiana Department of Corrections officials upon the joint motion
of the parties. The case has been settled, and the agreement is
confidential. Plaintiffs King and Woodfox are confident the
Louisiana Department of Corrections will significantly overhaul its
policies concerning solitary confinement in the coming months so
that no one in the future will experience what they had to endure."
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<div style="font-family: Garamond,Times New Roman,Times,serif;
font-size: 18pt; color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;
font-family: Garamond,Times New Roman,Times,serif; color:
#800000;"></span><strong>Albert in the News</strong><br>
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<br>
CNN's Christine Amanpour conducted an excellent interview with both
Albert Woodfox and Robert King. The television interview can be <a
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;
text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkAAZJUpDoQmXn3hW13jSQTMhzcETIZvobzkypLPvTvwnL0n1fEGUO0pjvipfpX1OFmprn5DZe6_LGubISpwoIqd7Vd6QRglSZuaYcKGZVOKBcHC2QOyQvSIqZctlI9pPL_424gf3Y-osCTvFAt2bpT1LkFctNLARAkMvQ9ez4gmY3I3sEabPKpAE7VmB-NSMP&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/03/02/intv-amanpour-woodfox-king.cnn"
target="_blank">watched here</a>. Featured below are excerpts from
some of the other new reports published since our previous
newsletter.<br>
<br>
<div style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">In their article entitled,
<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style:
italic; text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkBQ_vSU3HvGyU3VLpP_KV6LtBPOsaYS7CjRTZMCl2v7ZmqZ4BTohPtAakomvguVet3ShlwjSCpSx8EzLN47QNrQtKKgqMNLKoRVpwsgceTF1RxVq7gcCPcZjn6hMNDvE_BeAYj0ejCw-_fi-SPzaCqL1Z6zjZvF9kSTxKlhSzdwPEbK3hxFIKDTulQbVEM6uCcIbLstYhCsj76FxVeyynJw==&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="http://bordc.org/news/solitary-confinement-and-justice-why-albert-woodfoxs-release-is-not-enough/"
target="_blank">Solitary Confinement and Justice: Why Albert
Woodfox's Release is Not Enough</a>, Yvette Tiya of the Bill of
Rights Defense Committee and Defending Dissent Foundation writes:<br>
<br>
<em>Unfortunately, Woodfox's story is not the only one. According
to The Guardian, approximately 80,000 Americans are being held
in isolation. A report from Yale University puts the estimate
even higher, deeming that of the 1.5 million incarcerated
individuals in the US, nearly 100,000 are being held in solitary
confinement facilities. The fact there is a lack of consensus
over how many American citizens are so imprisoned is a grave
concern. At prisons in Colorado, of the thousands being held
there, only 75 prisoners have been documented as developing
debilitating mental illnesses due to solitary confinement, even
though it's widely known that almost every individual
incarcerated for prolonged periods of time develops
psychological complications by the time they are released.
Without a doubt, there are many more prisoners whose
physiological and mental disorders have gone undocumented. That
this sort of inhumanity still exists is alarming and
disheartening</em>.<br>
</div>
<br>
The article entitled <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:
bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" track="on"
shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkdHnkZ0fALtmPJdh9kCIvYI4YBe1T3Qd7ZojjuEkLSXdqWvg3k8qsExCPHVHJR3kJtQAk3tMDUxsGc8J_YxqV7Tb0OuFpTVvM3-dPuPeoM_3czpOoKkxQ-u8FDisb6pFsAjhSJbfVSV6gJ1Ak8hENSHQJf23sU1qU-u4SOZMgx2OQhozf30No7ob-bx6H2VAcC_tmK1BENi4=&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="https://www.liberationnews.org/albert-woodfox-speaks-to-the-people-after-44-year-in-solitary/"
target="_blank">Albert Woodfox speaks to the people after 44 years
in solitary</a>, by Jarett Aucoin of Liberation News, concludes:<br>
<br>
<em>The actions of the Angola Three have emboldened the solidarity
amongst prison abolitionists and human rights activists the world
over. Woodfox said in closing, "I am now a free man. I can go
home,right now, be with my family, and none of that would have
been possible if it wasn't for all the people who stood up beside
me and did what was right."</em><br>
<br>
The National Public Radio story, <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration:
underline;" track="on" shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkeRvbukg7GZcC_veKIbnHss1ANbpwr6LYphPVbXGLFg_k1BjbnNw2NBSwjcxYd6Oovf4DOWqDDBGPXjV5csPZ4m_YQjGuK5N3EcTYRobdoCOdXeCRl4OHkwUQ_M4R8nKWz19XWuREGNtxjuWYpyQlic912zKrPBuxs3b3PmU4IWYM05TC1ggKaFBtS-f6PCIha86uivB15LBWIzKsvTOo8HTHbIOYxw-ClMN7KIAw9Kc=&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="http://www.npr.org/2016/03/19/470828257/after-decades-in-solitary-last-of-the-angola-3-carry-on-their-struggle"
target="_blank">After Decades In Solitary, Last Of The 'Angola 3'
Carry On Their Struggle</a>, features an interview with Albert
alongside Robert King (Albert was also <a style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration:
underline;" track="on" shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWko5tfMTgmR7mDAeCa1vYjXT-zl2_PKLasRMm0OVV3oE_6kP1_jBNxFbyVVBC2KNGCehZk1cvRp5xrn0tW5kMI8YJiNu6v4QYWQZFBF69MoJdwzjmHhmd3my9Kc2GdVu8N0PKokUIb_qQnWFUPKbPznFem1tHY_cQHaV4v-kGF8ky-__9neub8VA==&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=438&artikel=6387339"
target="_blank">interviewed by a Swedish radio station</a>):<br>
<br>
<em>"There's a different rhythm to living in society as to living in
prison," Woodfox says, "and I'm trying to adjust. Hopefully, I
will get there." For him, there was never a moment's thought to
giving up his fight to prove his innocence and gain his freedom.
"There were times when I was frustrated and angry," he says. "I've
been through panic attacks, claustrophobia attacks, but I never
gave up and lost hope."Woodfox says it was something special that
kept him going. "The qualities as a human being that I inherited
from my mother - such as strength, determination," he says. "And I
think having Robert King and Herman Wallace as only my comrades,
but best friends, made it possible for me to endure a great deal."</em><br>
<br>
<em>Kings says that he found similar strength in his friendships. "I
was motivated also by Herman and Albert and other people who I
came in to contact with, despite the fact that we were in solitary
confinement," he says.</em><br>
<br>
In her article entitled <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight:
bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" track="on"
shape="rect"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkxXwcuFP7by6sjAZINEaD8zgA5CeRRYGi7-nT3qCiSR4ttNkN-DDFMqAiFD4suq4aM349_Dx9_3TYguhVoFNWUT9km2HSoujjQ5Hz16cmy4ZgUoM4aEuB6k-do4atGe_7GuUlSsrdvj_9ZaR9ryKSvvbpbpjN-D4EIsqiQG9wIcJt9aeW9DPodQ==&c=&ch="
linktype="1"
alt="http://s-usih.org/2016/02/toward-an-intellectual-history-of-the-angola-3.html"
target="_blank">Toward an Intellectual History of the Angola 3</a>,
Holly Genovese of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History,
reflects:<br>
<br>
<em>I have spent the better part of three years writing about
Woodfox, Wallace, and King. My interests began in the Black Power
origins of the Angola 3 and their connections to the New Orleans
Black Panther Party. But as I continued to write about the Angola
3, I started to argue for an intellectual history of the Angola 3.
Knowledge creators and producers don't have to be in positions of
power and in fact the Angola 3 follow in a long line of
incarcerated writers and artists using art and intellectual
pursuits to gain power. The Angola 3 have done just this.<br>
<br>
</em>In a recent <em>Ottawa Citizen</em> article, entitled <a
style="color: rgb(2, 22, 12); font-weight: bold; font-style:
italic; text-decoration: underline;" track="on"
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010v319BsjhFkuORQMMQl7BvdQaGIMdQKQ4Njot5hDd6ikRHBqywaWls64ifkutmWkAwIEkjL_rfVoxcXtLYdYjPjt2dxCgEvgkIZbvFBuP-qb-h_LUITlkzlr80mOqFQizGCcMjcbjPgl7RrF6r0oJk45ILy4iUsnhDuwULOYFbGQGYcHY3xEGe7DU0iwkyLK_ySGtQJPPsayq4Ri4WIdvR8t2WvOUOiDSoZDmlmyPCpXS4MhOOPOboPrZAAh-ktAFROB_DveJSvyWOLXg0fUPhWJIBqu9q0M&c=&ch="
shape="rect" linktype="1"
alt="http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/seefeldt-canada-cannot-continue-using-solitary-confinement"
target="_blank">Canada cannot continue using solitary confinement</a>,
author Kristina Seefeldt writes:<em><br>
<br>
On Feb. 19, Albert Woodfox of Louisiana was released after
spending 43 years and 10 months almost exclusively in solitary
confinement. The United States is known for its extreme
tough-on-crime approaches; but is it possible for an offender to
spend 43 years in solitary confinement in a Canadian prison?<br>
<br>
Yes. <br>
<br>
Last month, the Ontario Human Rights Commission called for an end
to solitary confinement provincially. Although it would entail a
new prison policy overall, the end result would be a more humane
approach to imprisonment in Ontario.</em>
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