A man who was sentenced to 75 years in prison in 2003 when he was 17 was released on Friday, Oct. 17 after the American Civil Liberties Union - New Jersey fought against "de facto life sentences for ...

James Comer was 17 years old when he took part in a string of robberies that ended with a man dead. Now, after more than 25 years behind bars, the 42-year-old Newark native will be released on Oct. 17 ...

James Comer, the Newark native convicted of felony murder as a teenager who challenged his original 75-year sentence as “cruel and unusual punishment” and won a landmark ruling by the New Jersey ...

James Comer is greeted by friends and family upon his release from Northern State Prison in Newark on Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Steve Hockstein/HarvardStudio.com) A man whose criminal case helped ...