They have been held IN THE HOLE for over 20 years in connection with the charge. In 1973 a circuit court judge declared the grand jury that indicted him unconstitutional because it excluded Blacks and women. In 1993 Albert Woodfox was again unlawfully indicted. In 1996, Albert Woodfox flattened his original sentence and should have been released. Instead, he was illegally detained.
Any detention based upon a void judgment is illegal.
Yet, the state of Louisiana did just that, reindicting Albert Woodfox in 1993 and retrying him in December 1998. The Institute for Tsunamic Justice issued a report and subsequently provided Albert Woodfox with the Motion to Arrest the Judgment and a supporting Memorandum. P. O. Box 788, Amite, LA 70422. The text of the motion and memorandum as provided to Albert Woodfox is also posted on our site. A zip version of the actual motion filed is also available.