The nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left prison after 68 years.
Ligon, now 83, received his life term for taking part in a spree of robbery and assaults in which two people died. Ligon admits participating in the crime with a group of drunk teens but denies killing anyone.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that automatic life terms for kids are cruel and unusual, he was one of more than 500 Pennsylvania prisoners all resentenced to terms contingent on lifetime parole.
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This is so sad, they took his wrongfully took his life from him. Nothing can compensate for that but they should damn well try to. He should be given any amount of money it takes to let him live like a king the little time he has left.
I would and will turn the prison upside down. #JohnQTheWholeJail #Foh
This is very cruel anyone could do an innocent human l feel is pain can’t find words to compare this wicked act l just cry cried oh God it just Sad