Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75

Woodfox, member of Angola Three', was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016

Albert Woodfox, who is thought to have been held in solitary confinement longer than any individual in US history, having survived 43 years in a 6ft x 9ft cell in one of America's most brutal prisons, has died aged 75.

Woodfox's death was made public on Thursday by his long-term lawyers, George Kendall and Carine Williams, and by his brother Michael Mable. They said he had died from complications caused by Covid.