Man who spent decades in prison wants to help other inmates Zoe Christen Jones © / AP Marijuana Inmate Freed
A man who spent 31 years behind bars for marijuana trafficking was released from prison on Thursday. Richard DeLisi, 71, gathered for an emotional homecoming with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and said he wants to help advocate for prison reform.
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Replay Video UP NEXT The system needs to change and I m going to try my best to be an activist, he told reporters Thursday.
In 1989, DeLisi was sentenced to 90 years in prison for smuggling more than 100 pounds of marijuana from Colombia into Florida, CBS affiliate WPEC reported. He s believed to be the longest-serving inmate for a non-violent marijuana conviction.
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