{"product_id":"panthers-in-the-hole-paperback","title":"Panthers in the Hole - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruno Cénou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Cénou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOlivia Taylor Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, inmates Robert Hillary King, Albert Woodbox, and Herman Wallace were put in solitary confinement in Louisiana State Penitentiary (a.k.a. Angola Prison), after being convicted under questionable circumstances for the killing of a prison guard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause of their work organizing on behalf of the Black Panthers, Robert King spent 29 years in solitary confinement before his conviction was overturned and he was released. Wallace was released in 2013, after more than 41 years in prison, and days later of liver cancer. In November of 2014, Woodfox had his conviction overturned by the US Court of Appeals, and in April 2015 his lawyer applied for an unconditional writ for his release. As of June of 2015, that release has been blocked by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite documentary films, a long-running campaign by Amnesty International, and appeals from the murdered prison guard's widow, Albert Woodfox remains the longest-serving U.S. prisoner in solitary confinement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is it like to spend decades in solitary confinement for a crime you did not commit? \u003ci\u003ePanthers in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e relates the experience of three men whose lives were snatched away by a prison system that seems more at home in a totalitarian regime than America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Cénou\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Agen in 1968 and has lived in Marseille since 1994. After studying philosophy, he became interested in information technology and, in particular, free software and the free circulation of intellectual property. He currently works for the National Center for Scientific Research. \u003ci\u003ePanthers in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is his first graphic novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Cénou\u003c\/b\u003e published his first graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eMirador, tete de mort\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2011, a no-holds-barred memoir about his past as a skinhead. He is a nurse in Agen. \u003ci\u003ePanthers in the hole\u003c\/i\u003e is his second book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Taylor Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Executive Editor at Unnamed Press. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700469665855,"sku":"9781939419811","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/622f95cfd9e426ba0c9e651ff6a74153.webp?v=1765016867","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/panthers-in-the-hole-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}