Herman Wallace dies after release from 41 years in solitary

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24404409



A Louisiana man released from prison on Tuesday after 41 years in solitary confinement has died of liver cancer.

Herman Wallace, 71, died on Friday morning, his lawyer told the BBC.

He was freed after a federal judge ruled his 1974 murder conviction violated his right to a fair trial.

Wallace, one of the so-called Angola Three convicted in the murder of a prison guard, was diagnosed with cancer this year. They always maintained their innocence.

"He passed away early this morning among people who cared for him very much," Wallace's lawyer, George Kendall, told the BBC.

One of the Angola Three, Robert King, was released in 2001. Wallace and another man, Albert Woodfox, remained incarcerated, isolated in tiny jail cells and allowed out to shower or exercise one hour a day.

Reddit carried a story about this man back when he was released, on Tuesday; and mentioned his cancer.  Apparently he had been in bed ever since, and died on Thursday.  A sad story; but I guess now he truly is free.