[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1613754824176{background-color: #eeeeee !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Through the work of the Defender’s Bradley Bridge, Joe Ligon, the world’s oldest juvenile lifer is now free. His amazing story has caught national and worldwide attention, putting a big spotlight on the need to end over-incarceration.
Here’s just a sampling of the news coverage, beginning with the Philadelphia Inquirer:
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The nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left a Pa. prison after 68 years
-by Samantha Melamed-
He won release through a legal maneuver that has given hope to hundreds of other juvenile lifers all serving lifetime parole.
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Washington Post:
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CNN:
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New York Post:
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Daily Mail:
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Yahoo News:
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