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National Writers Series: An evening with Albert Woodfox

In 1971, Albert Woodfox was sent to Angola prison for armed robbery. A year later, Albert was put in solitary confinement after being convicted of killing a guard. He was innocent of this crime, but stayed in solitary for 43 more years. After finally being released in 2016, Albert wrote a book about his experiences in prison, called “Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement.” Albert appeared at a virtual National Writers Series event and spoke with news director for radio station WDET, Jerome Vaughn. Jerome asked Albert to talk about the relationship he had with his mother growing up.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Linnaea Melcarek is an independent producer for Interlochen Public Radio.