. >> reporter: yesterday, albert woodfox, one of prisoners as the angola three, celebrated his 69th birthday by walking out of a louisiana jail. after taking a plea deal, he's 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: they 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. >> reporter: they were sentenced in indefinite solitary confinement at the louisiana state pent tear. along with another inmate who was serving time for an unrelated crime. >> and everybody was just fighting to survive from day-to-day. >> reporter: wallace and king were previously released and woodfox had his conviction thrown out twice because of inadequate representation. third time, when he pleaded no contest to lesser charges. >> if you could go back to that day in april of 1972, what would you do? >> forces beyond your control, there's not a lot you can do. >> reporter: woodfox has maintained his innocent an