‘Angola 3’: Testimony of Robert King, ex-Black Panthers, Former inmate of the ‘Angola’ prison in Louisiana

Robert King spent 29 years in solitary confinment in a maximum security unit, the Supermax of the Angola prison in Louisiana. Now 71, the former Black Panthers activist has come to Paris for the first time to tell his story during a meeting organized by Amnesty International on Tuesday, April 30th. He condemns the private prison system, as well as the racial discriminations and humiliations that happen there. He also speaks about his campaign to free the other two members of the 'Angola Three', Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox.