albert woodfox has been released as part of a plea deal. as nbc's jacob rascon tells us, it's been a hard fought battle to gain his freedom. >> reporter: few may ever understand freedom like albert woodfox released tonight on his 69th birthday after his attorneys say he spent more time in solitary confinement than any other prisoner in american history. it started with a prison riot in louisiana state penitentiary in 1972. prison guard brent miller was stabbed 32 times. woodfox and herman wallace were convicted of the murder and sent to solitary confinement. prisoner robert king also was convicted for king was released in 2001 after 29 years alone in a cell. >> i'm free from angola but i don't feel free as long as albert and wallace are in priss on. >> wall as was set free 2013 and died of cancer two days later and today albert woodfox plead no contest to the killing and was sentenced to 32 years and already had served 45 years so was released. in a statement he said i hope the events of today will bring closure to many. after more than fou

here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, family members say albert woodfox is overwhelmed, but feeling great. shown here celebrating with members of the black panther party, just after his release from prison, where he spent more than four decades in solitary confinement, in a nine by six-foot cell. >> how does it feel? >> uh, i really haven't decided yet. >> reporter: the last of the so-called "angola 3" prisoners freed yesterday, on his 69th birthday. >> right now, i'm just trying to adjust to being free. >> reporter: after taking a plea deal in the 1972 murder of louisiana state penitentiary guard, brent miller. his conviction overturned twice, woodfox was set to be tried a third time, when he pleaded no contest to lesser charges yesterday, while maintaining he is innocent. >> this plea agreement was a means to bring this case to an end. >> reporter: an end to a punishment woodfox claims was because of his ties to the black panthers. the group joining him here as he starts his life outside of prison. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> still ahead tonight on "world n

. >> reporter: albert woodfox was in the louisiana state prison known as angola. on armed robbery charges when he was convicted in that guard's murder. his attorney said he spent more time in solitary confinement than anyone else in american history. and today, he's starting his first full day of freedom. this morning, waking up a free man, after more than four decades in solitary confinement. >> how does it feel? >> i really haven't decided yet. >> reporter: yesterday, albert woodfox, one of the prisoners known as the angola three, celebrated his 69th birthday by walking out of a louisiana jail. after taking a plea deal, he's now starting life outside of his 9 x 6 prison cell for the first time in 43 years. >> right now, i'm just resigned to trying to adjust to being free. >> reporter: woodfox and fellow inmate wallace were convicted of murdering a prison guard. the men claiming the crime was pinned on them because of their involvement in the black panther party. >> we were framed for murder. that with we are totally completely and actually innocent of. >> report

albert woodfox got out yesterday after he pleaded "no contest" in his third trial for the 19-72 killing of brent miller. miller worked as a prison guard at the lousiana state penitentary. woodfox has spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement, even though his conviction was overturned twice. he became an international cause because of the "lack of evidence" tying him to the crime. s/george kendall/woodfox's lawyer :11 "we are very happy that mr. woodfox is out. obviously, we're also peace to the miller family." s/brackin camp/supporter :09 "there's going to be a celebration in new orleans. we're celebrating around the world. this is an international campaign. there are people that have been following this everywhere." herman wallace was also tried in the killing and a third inmate, robert king, was linked to the crime but never charged. woodfox was originally in prison on an armed a close call for a man in austrailia. a train nearly hit him. take a look at this video from a security camera at a train station. it shows the man trying to cross the tracks. one train was leaving the s

albert woodfox got out yesterday after he pleaded "no contest" in his third trial for the 19-72 killing of brent miller. miller worked as a prison guard at the lousiana state penitentary. woodfox has spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement, even though his conviction was overturned international cause because of the "lack of evidence" tying him to the crime. s/george kendall/woodfox's lawyer :11 "we are very happy that mr. woodfox is out. obviously, we're also happy that this case is settled finally so :09 "there's going to be a celebration in new orleans. we're celebrating around the everywhere." herman wallace was also tried in the killing and a third inmate, robert king, was linked to the crime but never charged. woodfox was originally in prison on an armed robbery conviction. a close call for a man in austrailia. a train nearly hit him. take a look at this video from a security camera at a train station. it shows the man trying to cross the tracks. one train was leaving the station, and he crossed behind it as another train was coming in. he apparently saw the oncoming trai

albert woodfox, after more than 40 years in solitary confinement. already in prison for robbery, and then convicted for killing a prison guard. today, he pleaded no contest for that killing, and walked out of prison on his 69th birthday. >>> and a shake-up at sea world. three executives out today as the company, still roiled by negative press about its treatment of killer whales after the 2013 movie "blackfish," is planning hotels, roller coasters and aquariums in a bid to save its lagging tourist business. >>> to the world's busiest airport, atlanta's hartsfield-jackson. and the warning for the tsa tonight. the airport demanding, give us more tsa screeners, or we'll go private. 96 million passengers go through atlanta's airport every year. >>> and a harrowing piece of cell phone video, taken from the backseat of a houston school bus. the bus barely made it across railroad tracks. a freight train hurtling by just inches away. 42 children onboard this bus. none hurt. the driver suspended tonight. >>> when we come back, we remember a famous american a