Summary

In Chapter 35, Woodfox prepares for his trial by annotating the contradictory evidence and coerced witnesses from his first trial. With the new trial, Woodfox was discharged from Angola to a smaller prison in Amite City where his trial would be held. Chapter 36 describes Woodfox being housed in the general prison population and without restraints for the first time in 24 years.

Chapter 37 recounts the support Woodfox had from other lawyers and the community, and in Chapter 38, how the District Attorney paints him as a Black Panther murderer. Despite revealing the contradictory testimony, Woodfox’s lawyers were inexperienced, and his 1998 retrial ends in a guilty verdict. Chapter 39 sees Woodfox sent back to CCR in Angola. After a hunger strike, Wallace, King and Woodfox are sent to Camp J, a more restrictive area for prisoners who break the rules.

Chapter 40 takes place in 2000, and Herman, King...