Herman Wallace

Two Louisiana prisoners mark 40 years spent in solitary confinement

Global Politics

This April marks the 40th anniversary of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace being sentenced to solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison. That’s the longest period someone has spent in solitary in U.S. history. Now it has some saying the practice isn’t constitutional.

‘Herman’s House’: The Dreams of a Man in Solitary Confinement for 40 Years