Remember the Angola 3

In 1972 and 1973 prison officials in the biggest prison in the US, an 18,000-acre former slave plantation called Angola, charged Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, and Robert King with murders they did not commit and threw them into 6x9 foot cells in solitary confinement, for nearly 36 years. Robert was freed in 2001, but Herman and Albert remain behind bars.

In July 2008 a Federal Judge overturned Albert Woodfox's conviction after a State Judicial Magistrate found his trial was unfair due to inadequate representation, prosecutorial misconduct, suppression of exculpatory evidence, and racial discrimination in the grand jury selection process. Despite this powerful recommendation, Louisiana prosecutors maintain that Albert should remain in Angola for the rest of his life.

As you go through your day, we ask that you take action to help free Herman and Albert from their unfair imprisonment in 6'x9' cells. You can learn more about the case at www.angola3.org. You can take action at colorofchange.org.

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Remember the Angola 3