albert woodfox has been released as part of a plea deal. nbc'sacob 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 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 statament he said i hope the events of today will bring closure to many. after more than four decades free. jacob rascon, nbc news. >>> when we come back. what voters here in about some cash back cards are, shall we say, unnecessarily complex. limiting where you can earn bonus cash back... then those places ch