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Oldest juvenile 'lifer' released after 63 yrs


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A man who was sent to jail for a crime he committed when he was just 15 years old has been released following a 68-year sentence.

Joe Ligon was one of a group of drunk teens who went on a robbery and assault spree that ended in the deaths of two people and six more being stabbed.

In 1953, Ligon, who was illiterate, pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder - although Ligon has claimed he didn't take part in the murders - and was given a life sentence.

https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-americas-oldest-juvenile-lifer-released-after-63-years-in-prison-20210214

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The nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left a Pa. prison after 68 years

https://www.inquirer.com/news/joe-ligon-juvenile-lifer-philadelphia-incarceration-release-lifetime-parole-20210211.html

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Ain't nothin' in life fair!

Released just in time to die from Covid 19. smh

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20 hours ago, joc said:

Ain't nothin' in life fair!

Released just in time to die from Covid 19. smh

He's probably safer from that on the outside.

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