After serving almost 28 years of a life sentence on first-degree murder charges, William Allen walked out of the Old Colony Correctional Center Tuesday morning:
After serving almost 28 years of a life sentence on first-degree murder charges, Allen, now 48, left the Old Colony Correctional Center last week.
Because Allen would not plead guilty to murder charges, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under a former state law that allowed for so-called"felony murder" charges. Under that law, someone who participated in a crime but played no role in a killing could be punished as harshly as the actual murderer.
Dozens of people publicly supported Allen's commutation petition, including New England Patriots player Devon McCourty and Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz. Allen plans to start a job at a local car dealership soon. He also wants to work with at-risk young people because he often thinks of his son who was almost two years old when Allen was sentenced to life in prison.
The biggest adjustment to life outside of prison has been technology, Allen said, especially learning how to deal with telephones and televisions.
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