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Solitary by Albert Woodfox is a memoir recounting his experiences of over four decades in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. Woodfox details how systemic racism and poverty led him into crime and how racist institutions prolonged his imprisonment. Supported by the Black Panther Party's principles, he survived the brutality of prison life and used his incarceration to fight for social justice, ultimately becoming part of the Angola 3. The book includes sensitive topics such as systemic racism, abuse, and violence.