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"In the Land of the Free" Angola 3 Film To Premier at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Dear Friends and Family of the Angola 3: We are pleased to announce that the documentary about the Angola 3 titled "In The Land Of The Free"' is going to be shown at this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival. There are three screenings of In The Land Of The Free": Thursday 11th February at 08.0… Read More
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Dear Friend, over 37 years ago, in Louisiana, three Black Panthers were silenced for trying to expose continued segregation, systematic corruption and horrific abuse in the biggest and most brutal prison in the US, an 18,000 acre former slave plantation called Angola State Penitentiary. They charged Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King with murders they did not commit and threw them into 6X9 foot cells in isolation for nearly 37 years. Robert was released 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 the State’s objections, this ruling was confirmed Sept. 2008. The State appealed the decision to the 5th Circuit in March 2009 and that decision is pending.
In November, 2006, a State Judicial Commissioner issued a 27 page report recommending the reversal of Herman Wallace’s conviction because of new evidence exposing prosecutorial misconduct, not disclosing to the jury that the main witness was a paid informant. After stalling for a year, the District Court rejected the Commissioner’s recommendation. In May, 2008, an appellate court continued to ignore justice by refusing to hear the case in a 2-1 decision. The dissenting judge determined that Herman’s constitutional rights had been violated. The case is currently on appeal at the Louisiana Supreme Court.
These three men have also filed a Civil Suit in Federal Court, detailing the decades of unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment endured in solitary confinement for 29 and 37 years. Prison officials are required to hold 90 day reviews to justify keeping inmates in solitary confinement for and this was not done.
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This monday, May 18th, at the pogo cafe..see site for details...The Angola 3 London group will be there and I will be given a talk about Kenny Zulu Whitmore. www.freezulu.co.uk, Herman and Alberts fellow panther comrade currently held in Anogla .
Come along and support us.
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34 years...how many more of these stories must we cry about, before we just stop...how do we just stop?...
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Hey...if anyone is interested in marching with Angola 3 supporters in the New Orleans MLK parade on Monday please contact me poscreek@gmail.com We are going to try to have a block of folks wearing "I am Albert Woodfox." and "I am Herman Wallace" t-shirts!
and take action in your home town if you can!