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Man Proved Innocent After Spending 48 Years in Jail

A man who spent nearly half a century in prison was released after his case lacked sufficient evidence. Glynn Simmons, who is now 70 years old, spent 48 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1974. A court order by an Oklahoma judge declared him innocent, suggesting there was nothing that proved Simmons was the suspect.

US Releases Top Cuba Spy After 20 Years

The US Bureau of Prisons said Friday that they have released one of the most high-profile spies ever found to have worked for Cuba. Ana Montes was released after spending 20 years in a US prison. Montes was sentenced to 25 years in prison after leaking information about US spies to Cuba.