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.
Violent prisoner Charles Bronson, pictured in 1997, has spent 36 years in solitary confinement. 1  1974: First jailed, aged 22, for armed robbery (seven years jail). 2  1975: Attacked fellow prisoner with a glass jug. 3  1985: A three-day rooftop protest at Walton Gaol caused Â£100,000 worth of damage (one year jail)