The United States has long led the world in incarcerating juveniles for life without possibility of parole, known as JLWOP. “My case don’t call for no parole after being in for so long,” Ligon said. Among his advocates was John Pace, 52, a former juvenile lifer who knew Ligon for two decades in Graterford prison. “Nothing but murder, murder, murder.”On his second day of his new life, Ligon went shopping for a down coat, some new pants and undergarments. “But I like my chances in terms of survival.”In West Philadelphia, Ligon stopped with Pace in front of a mural created by inmates at Graterford.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2021 12:02 UTC