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Taylor Odisho

Death Row Inmate Sues Pennsylvania Prison for Keeping Him in Solitary Confinement for a Quarter Century

Inside the San Quentin State Prison in California. (Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A Pennsylvania death row inmate that has spent over a quarter century in solitary confinement can now sue the prison, thanks to a recent ruling.

A U.S. appeals court ruled that Roy Lee Williams, 62, can now sue the Pennsylvania state prison for cruel and unusual punishment.

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