Joseph Ligon, 83, was freed from eastern Pennsylvania prison on Thursday.
? In 1953, he was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 15.
⚖ Ligon and other teens got drunk and went on assault spree in Philadelphia.
? Two people were killed; Ligon was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
⚖ Ligon has denied killing the two and has refused to apply for parole during term.
? In 2012, Supreme Court ruled life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional.
⚖ Five years later, Pennsylvania resentenced Ligon to 35 years in prison.
? In 2020, the state agreed to release him after appeals from Ligon’s attorney.
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