Polishprince
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What a disgrace to our countryThe nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left a Pa. prison after 68 years
He won release through a legal maneuver that has given hope to hundreds of other juvenile lifers all serving lifetime parole.www.inquirer.com
Dwight Eisenhower was President.
Rosa Parks hadn’t even taken her seat yet and Dr. King hadn’t helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Before all of that, Philadelphia sentenced a 15 year old boy to life in prison.
He didn’t kill anyone. He was just there when someone else did.
And the papers and police and prosecutors literally called them animals and wolves. Sent a child to prison and never looked back.
No child in American history ever spent more time in prison than Joe.
It’s an abomination. That’s the word for it.
What is he supposed to do after spending his whole life in prison?
He committed a serious crime, part of a murdering gang. In most countries, he would have gone to the Electric Chair.
I guess he can sign up for SSI checks now.