68-year-old quadriplegic murder convict, Ezra Bozeman, granted compassionate release by Allegheny County judge due to health deterioration.

68-year-old Ezra Bozeman, a quadriplegic inmate serving life for a 1975 murder, was granted a compassionate release order by an Allegheny County judge after his health deteriorated. Bozeman, who maintains his innocence, was placed on life support due to complications from quadriplegia and sepsis. The judge's decision allowed for his transfer to a private medical facility if his condition stabilizes, as per Pennsylvania's compassionate release law.