PHILADELPHIA - Joe Ligon, the nation's oldest juvenile lifer, left State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County last Thursday morning.
Joe has been in prison since 1953 after he and a group of teens were implicated in a robbery and assault spree that left two people dead and six injured.Joe admits he was there, but denies killing anyone.
He spent 68 years in prison-- before being released last week.Attorney Bradley Bridge has represented Joe Ligon since 2006 and joined Good Day Philadelphia to discuss Joe's case.
According to a transcript that Joe held since 1953, he was involved in a "casual" way since he was there but did not participate in the crimes.