40 Years in Solitary Confinement: US 'Pushing Boundaries of Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment'

Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace have been in solitary in Angola Prison since 1972

Herman Wallace, left, and Albert Woodfox in Angola prison in Louisiana.

Today marks the dark anniversary of 40 years of solitary confinement of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace at Angola Prison in Louisiana.

Amnesty International will hand over a 65,000-signature petition to Louisiana Governor Jindal today demanding an end to Woodfox and Wallace's solitary confinement.

The 40-year isolated incarceration of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace "pushes the boundaries of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and flies in the face of international standards to which the US is a party,” stated Everette Harvey Thompson, Southern Office Regional Director of Amnesty International USA.

Describing the cell he's lived in for 40 years, Herman Wallace says, "I can make about four steps forward before I touch the door."

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