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Life After Life

When Norman was 15, he was told he'd spend the rest of his life in prison for murder. Decades later, thanks to a change in the law, he's finally going home. How will he adjust?

When he was 15, Norman Bryant couldn't get married or buy a beer - but he could be sent to prison for the rest of his life.

In many American states until recently, under-18s convicted of murder were automatically given whole-life sentences. The US Supreme Court has now said mandatory juvenile life without parole sentences are unconstitutional - and the approximately two thousand Americans who were given them have a chance of being freed.

In April 2017, after over 30 years behind bars, Norman walked into the outside world for the first time as an adult. We followed him to see how he'd adjust to a world that had moved on without him.

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13 minutes