EDTA is a chemical that is added to certain foods and beverages to help them keep their color and flavor. For instance, it is sometimes added to: 1  Sodas. 2  Canned fruits and vegetables. 3  Non-nutritive sweeteners. 4  Condiments such as mayonnaise. 5  Salad dressings.
Herman Wallace was serving a 50-year sentence for armed robbery when he was convicted, along with fellow inmate Albert Woodfox, for the murder of a prison guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1972. Wallace spent 41 years in solitary confinement.
Discussion: Solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. Discussion: Solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. At any given time, there are more than 80,000 people in solitary confinement in prisons across the United Statesâlocked up in closed cells for at least 23 hours every day and deprived of human contact for months, years, even decades.