Solitary

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>the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement--in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana--for a crime he did not commit. - dust jacket

subjects: Prisons, united states,  Ex-convicts,  Prisoners, biography,  African americans, biography,  Political activists,  New York Times reviewed,  Prisoners,  Biography,  African American political activists,  Solitary confinement,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology,  Louisiana State Penitentiary,  African American prisoners,  African American men,  Crime and race,  Judicial error,  False imprisonment,  Personal narratives,  Trials (False imprisonment),  Minorities,  Legal status, laws,  Legal ethics,  Lawyers,  Malpractice,  Mistaken identity

Places: Louisiana