This convict outlived a life sentence welcome back Charlie here these criminals were sentenced
to decades behind bars but lived longer than their prison sentences from people wrongly sentenced to
decades in jail to dangerous criminals set free after serving more than 70 years first we have
to look at Ricky Jackson can you imagine being in prison for 40 years of your life for a crime you
didn't commit well that actually happened to the man when Ricky Jackson was only 19 years
old he was arrested for a crime he did not commit police said he took the life of a Salesman named
Harry Franks the only evidence cops had was a witness statement from a 13-year-old named
Eddie Vernon aside from that one witness there was Zero physical evidence despite this Ricky
Jackson was found guilty he was initially given the death sentence but after several appeals this
was changed to a life sentence Rickie was sent to prison in 1974 he thought he was going to die
behind bars but in 2013 the witness Eddie Vernon broke down in tears Eddie admitted he did not see
raki take the life of Harry Franks and instead was coerced into saying this by cops it turned
out Eddie Vernon never even saw the attack take place this shocking Revelation meant that Ricky
Jackson was finally released he was given freedom in 2014 after spending four decades behind bars
but sadly this meant he was now an old man at the time Ricky Jackson was given $18 million in
compensation but some say that's not enough for all of those decades last but would you take $18
million to lose 40 Years of your life personally I definitely wouldn't moving on we have to look
at Betty Smithy Betty Smithy is America's longest serving female inmate in 1963 this woman took the
life of a minor for this crime she was given a life sentence but while she was behind bars she
managed to escape four times although she was caught again every time eventually she decided
to stop trying to escape and instead improve her life she got educated Behind Bars and began
writing poetry in 2003 Betty applied for parole she was rejected but in 2012 she appealed again
and this time she was finally freed she spent 49 years behind bars but was finally made a free
woman at 69 years old some said she should never have been released due to her crimes but the judge
believed Betty had changed Behind Bars what do you think is 49 years in prison enough or not
moving along we have to look at Thomas trantino in 1963 Thomas trantino got drunk he then got into an
altercation with two cops and ended their lives he was arrested a few days later and in Court
was given the death penalty he was on death row for 8 years until 1971 that was when New Jersey
abolished the death penalty meaning that Thomas's sentence was changed to Life Behind Bars while he
was locked up Thomas wrote two books in 2002 he applied for parole and surprisingly was
released he spent 39 years in prison making him New Jersey's longest serving prisoner some people
especially cops were annoyed that he was released but do you think nearly four decades is enough
for what Thomas did moving along we have to look at Joseph Lion in 1953 15-year-old Joseph Ligon
was sentenced to life in prison you see Joseph had got drunk and decided to do some robberies
this caused six men to be injured and two men to lose their lives Joseph Ligon was found guilty for
what he did and was sentenced to Life Behind Bars decades went by but in 2016 16 the law changed it
was ruled that life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional as a result Joseph was released
in 2017 he had spent 68 years behind bars going in at age 15 and leaving at age 83 but here's the
surprising thing although Joseph was free to go he refused he had spent 68 years behind bars and was
too used to jail life so instead he preferred to stay in prison which is where he still is
to this day next we have to look at Charles Ford in 1952 this man was sentenced to life in prison
and spent 64 years behind bars all for a crime he did not commit he was not even at the scene
of the crime he had allegedly taken someone's life some said that Charles was profiled by the
judge and jury meaning that despite the little evidence he was still given a life sentence it
turned out Charles's lawyer never submitted did an appeal he was 20 when he went into prison and
was 84 years old when he came out meaning that he spent a whopping 64 years behind bars Charles was
released into a nursing home as he was too old to look after himself so while he was released
he basically lost his entire life to prison when Charles was released he began crying in court
next we have to look at John buns this man is New York's oldest inmate he ended the life of his wife
of 17 and2 years John buns and his wife Virginia got into an argument things escalated and John
used a hammer to end Virginia's Life John buns was given a life sentence for what he did he was said
to be released when he was aged 112 but instead he was released early when he was aged 94 he was
released in order to get medical care that's because prisons find it too hard to look after
people who are so old but in 2014 at the age of 94 John buns passed away he is still the oldest ever
inmate New York's had moving on we have to look at Harvey Stewart Harvey Stewart is a man who's been
to prison many times throughout his life in 1951 he was given a 10-year sentence for armed robbery
he was released but was soon put back in jail this was for ending the life of a man named James lead
Harvey Stewart escaped prison many times but was quickly recaptured every time he was later
released in 19 85 after serving only 9 years but only 16 months later Harvey was arrested yet again
this time for robbing a bank this guy really does love jail he served 59 years behind bars and was
finally released in 201 this was mainly because of his old age and declining Health he was 83 years
old by the time he was released he outlived all of his family and friends which meant he had no
prison visits in over a decade when Harvey Stewart was interviewed about his time in prison he said
this imagine that 60 years down in this damn hole I wouldn't recommend it Harvey's right he really
did waste his entire life Behind Bars I think this man is proof that crime is not worth it next let's
look at John Fran John Fran was a member of one of the USA's most deadly mafias that is the Columbo
crime family he soon gained a reputation as one of the ma is most dangerous thugs he claims to have
ended over 50 lives but he was never convicted for this instead he was given a life sentence for a
different crime that was orchestrating many bank robberies around the USA he was given 50 years
behind bars in 2011 JN was released at the age of 93 in 2011 at the age of 93 John Fran was given an
extra 8 years behind bars this was for extortion and lone shark King in 2017 he celebrated his
100-year-old birthday Behind Bars and was released later that year in total John Fran spent over 40
years in the can meaning that he basically lost half of his life I guess that's the price you
pay when you're in the mob finally let's look at James Moore in 1962 James Moore ended the life of
a 14-year-old named Pamela maross he was given a life sentence while in prison he did various
jobs and also got an education he requested to be released 20 times but every time the judge
said no that was until June of 2022 he was finally released after spending 60 years behind bars but
he is now in full-time care and had to have both of his legs amputated now it's time for you to
make your voice heard comment below do you think life sentences should be allowed or not I've been
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