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Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Evelyn47(m): 6:23pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Joseph Ligon is presently 79 years old. He has remained the oldest serving juvenile lifer in the United States of America. Joseph was convicted in the year 1953, at the age of 16 years old. He was convicted after engaging in gang violence and robbery that led to the killing of two men. He has served 64 years in prison. His co-defendants, some of which have died and others received commutations. Joseph Ligon would like receive freedom as he claimed that he was not guilty of the offence he was being accused of. Although, he was recently offered 'parole' which means freedom in order to remain under the control of the Pennsylvania Department of Correction but he refused. Joseph Ligon is 79 years old and has been serving a prison sentence for 63 years. However, he still claims he is innocent and never committed the crime he was accused of. He has recently been offered parole but turned it down. He has family in New Jersey with whom he’d like to reunite, and, as he argues, he’s served long enough. According to the Supreme Court ruling in 2016, it's made know that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional therefore called for resentencing. As at when Joseph Ligon was convicted and sentenced, four other teens were sentenced at the same time. But Ligon maintained in his statement that he stabbed only one person who he claimed later survived. It seems he was not satisfied with the parole offer, he wanted a total freedom so that he can go and join his family. He remained firm in his words that he was guilty of the offence he was accused of. In March 2019, a Pennsylvania court rejected just this argument from Ligon: that the Pennsylvania law violates the Supreme Court's ban on mandatory life sentences for minors. https://newsonthegotoday.com/kgjy2n 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by jamex93(m): 6:27pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
God no go shame us 2 Likes |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by shawnfamous(m): 6:32pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
The guy come fine for old age. get pink lips join. Jail good o 2 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by emipan(f): 6:39pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Life sha. Someone happened to spend his entire life in jail while others use theirs becoming world known billionaires, driving private jets around the world. It's well. 6 Likes |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by yomi007k(m): 7:13pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
shawnfamous: Correction. OBODO OYINBO JAIL good o. If na 9ja, the kind kraw kraw wey go full the prisoner body go dey commot maggot if u burst am. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Nobody: 7:14pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
This life is indeed a mystery. So this one just come life come serve jail term? Sincerely I am moved, they just wasted his whole life, they could have at least free him since he is a minor. I no even Sabi wetin I Wan talk self. My heart weeps for him sha 11 Likes |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Sultty(m): 7:34pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
G damn. The system is shitty |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by rowland545(m): 8:42pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
shawnfamous:I swear the jail fit am...f guy fresh....this one go don rape people tire for jail But anyway I feel pity for him...to b bad guy no good....see as him life take end b4 e even start 4 Likes |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Nobody: 8:44pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
shawnfamous:u're a bastard 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by shawnfamous(m): 8:59pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
miracood:hahahahaha u too 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Airoflaw(m): 9:16pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Ive not see the picture before suspecting he must be a BLACK man.....#All live matters 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by shugabasbn: 9:26pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
This can never happened in America or developed world..... |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by BigBabyJesus: 9:34pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
world's oldest fagg0T |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by BigBabyJesus: 9:38pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
southniyikaye: How about the two people he killed 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Nobody: 9:50pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
BigBabyJesus:he said he didn't kill anyone Said the person he stabbed survived.. They should have just allow him prove his innocence with a lawyer. Maybe then, black lives doesn't matter |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by BigBabyJesus: 10:15pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
[s] southniyikaye:[/s] 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Hoodbilonia: 10:27pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Dis 1 don old for jail |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by nwosukingsley366(m): 10:31pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
acient of jail |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Omoluabi16(m): 10:42pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
This life sha. He's basically spent his only lifetime in a prison cell. Considering his age at the time of his crime, and MAYBE good prison conduct they should have let him off 3 decades ago. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by dahnimoh(m): 10:55pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
HE may be a prisoner here on earth and be a free man in the hereafter if he receives Chris 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by LordBaggins: 11:07pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
It's hurts but the honest truth is that he just wasted his life. Even if he is released he cannot fit. My people follow follow good ooo. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Ishilove: 11:51pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Omoluabi16:Prison life is the only life he knows so I doubt he will want to go back to a society that's completely alien to him. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Omoluabi16(m): 11:59pm On Jun 10, 2020 |
Ishilove:Honestly. He certainly can't function in today's world. Life could be very unfair. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Sabadon(m): 2:01am On Jun 11, 2020 |
.....the prison life is the only life i know,(sad) |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by tarantino1: 2:28am On Jun 11, 2020 |
Reminds me of a scene from my favourite movie "Shawshank Redemption" where Brooks who was the longest serving prisoner at Shawshank was finally paroled after 50 years at the age of 73. The man couldn't even understand the real world, let alone, function normally. Prison life was all he knew, at least there he was somebody. He later hung himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotNxb2YApk 3 Likes |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by joseph1832(m): 7:05am On Jun 11, 2020 |
Wow. Getting that man admitted into a society that's changed will be difficult. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Everrest9(m): 7:56am On Jun 11, 2020 |
His life has bn taken away from him. |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Dreyceepey: 8:13am On Jun 11, 2020 |
shugabasbn:human being, so what country is pennsylvania in, i guess kenya. Fishhead 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by Oluf3mi(m): 8:48am On Jun 11, 2020 |
shugabasbn:You sure you read the story properly? |
Re: Meet The Oldest Serving Prisoner, Who Was Convicted At Age 16 And Served For 64 by sunshineV(f): 9:38am On Jun 11, 2020 |
just reading the topic, I knew he's black |
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