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Where Wellness & Culture Connect Oldest Juvenile Sentenced to Life in Prison, Released after 68 years (Photo credit: Twitter) The nation’s longest-serving juvenile inmate who spent 68 years behind bars is settling into a whole new world after he finally walked free last week. Joe Ligon was incarcerated in February 1953 at the age of 15, given a mandatory life sentence after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a robbery and stabbing spree in Philadelphia with four other teenage boys. The crime left six people wounded and two people — identified by the Philadelphia Inquirer as Charles ...

By Mirror | 1 month ago Joseph Ligon was only 15 when he was jailed for life for murder after a spree of robberies and attacks. The oldest juvenile lifer who walked free from prison at 83 has reportedly said he was "amazed" by skyscrapers and mourns his family members who have since died. Joseph Ligon was only 15 when he was jailed for life for murder after a spree of robberies and attacks with a group of drunken teenagers in Philadelphia, US. During that spate of violence two people were left dead - Charles Pitts, 60, and Jackson Hamm, 65, and six others were injured from stab wounds. Jailed...

Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars.

By Heather Law and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Updated 9:27 PM ET, Wed February 17, 2021 Joe Ligon outside his lawyer's office in Philadelphia after his February 11 release. (CNN)Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in February 1953 at the age of 15, given a mandatory life sentence after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a robbery and stabbing spree in Philadelphia with four other teenage boys. The crime left six ...

Juvenile offender, 83, finally out of prison after 68 years is 'amazed' by new world Joseph Ligon was 15-years-old when he was jailed for life. The oldest juvenile lifer in the country was finally released, and he is now in awe of the new world which didn't exist before Updated Joseph Ligon was 15-years-old when he was jailed for life (Image: State Correctional Institution at PCH) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the ...