[Ppnews] Death By One Thousand Cuts - Angola 3
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Tue Nov 24 10:50:19 EST 2009
November 24, 2009
International Coalition to Free the Angola 3
Death By One Thousand Cuts
The infamous "Death by a Thousand Cuts", a method of torture in
Imperial China, appears to be the model the State and Federal
judicial systems are employing in the handling of the appeals for
Herman and Albert. Year by year, month by month, day by day, the
myriad indignities and injustices mount up as endless delays hinder
the final resolution of their cases.
Herman's brief stint in a two-man cell ended last week when he was
moved to a one-man cell again, but he remains in lockdown for another
90 days or so from now. This means he has limited material in his
cell, infrequent time in the exercise pen, no contact visits and
minimal commissary. All his mail is monitored closely, but that's
nothing new.
Albert meanwhile remains in CCR in Angola awaiting a decision from
the 5th Circuit Court on upholding the overturning of his conviction
and so another year grinds to a halt with the State increasing their
efforts and expenditures to keep two men, 62 and 68 respectively in
punitive lockdown after 37 years in solitary confinement for a murder
that there is still no evidence that they actually committed.
Guantanamo Bay has drawn universal condemnation, but the evolution of
our own prison system remains as far away as ever, impervious to the
rising tide of public criticism and the economic hardships created by
this system. The articles below are a sad testament to these dark times.
Herman Wallace
#76759
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
B-5-D#14
PO Box 174
St Gabriel, LA 70776
Albert Woodfox
#72148
CCR, Lower A5
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA 70712
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102841747671&s=652&e=001SNe_QYyVekwIMyiRKjxt8jmC1VCrI7VlS41fMMRE7v5vF3qMQVw0yduaMJpCNbmvHbyAXUICv3BbfOysiyaKLnvmG2eO1baCRQtfkkXvHxTbSFvq9zi5arFgXQdk4LVI>www.angola3news.com
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