'The Black Agenda' and 'Solitary' tackle criminal justice reform
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Albert Woodfox, Author of a New Book Titled Solitary
Albert woodfox served more than forty years in solitary confinement for a crime he says he didn't commit. He believes he and another inmate were set up because of their prison activism as members of the black panther party. His conviction for brent miller's murder was overturned twice. The self discipline instilled in him by his mother helped him through those decades alone.
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