In Louisiana, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery walked out of Angola prison on Wednesday, winning parole nearly 58 years after he was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he committed as a teenager. Montgomery’s case was central to a Supreme Court ruling that extended the possibility of parole to hundreds of people with life sentences for juvenile crimes.
Henry Montgomery, Sentenced to Life Term at 17, Leaves Angola Prison on Parole
HeadlineNov 19, 2021