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3 West Virginia inmates convicted of murder as youths freed
By herald-dispatch.com- John Raby
Published: 10/24/2018

CHARLESTON — Three inmates who were convicted of murder as teenagers decades ago have been set free under a West Virginia law that allows parole for juveniles who commit serious crimes, a prison system spokesman said Tuesday.

William E. Wayne, Lawrence T. Redman and Larry D. Hall II were released earlier this month from St. Marys Correctional Center. A three-member state parole board approved their releases last month, West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said.

Their release came four years after they were denied initial bids for freedom following the 2014 passage of the law. The state parole board applied the new law retroactively and singled out seven juvenile lifers in murder cases, including Wayne, Redman and Hall.

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