<Ul> <Li> In 1936 , Haywood Patterson was convicted of rape and sentenced to 75 years in prison . He escaped in 1949 and in 1950 was found in Michigan , but the governor refused to extradite him . In 1951 he was convicted of an assault and sentenced to prison , where he died of cancer in 1952 . </Li> <Li> In 1936 , Ozie Powell was involved in an altercation with a guard and shot in the face , suffering permanent brain damage . In 1937 He pleaded guilty to assault , and the rape charges were dropped . He was paroled in 1946 . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Charlie Weems was convicted and sentenced to 105 years . He was paroled in 1943 after having been held in prison for a total of 12 years in some of Alabama 's worst institutions . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Andy Wright was convicted and sentenced to 99 years . He was paroled and returned to prison after violating parole . He was paroled in New York State in 1950 . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Clarence Norris was convicted of rape and was the only defendant sentenced to death . Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama in 1938 commuted his death sentence to life . Given parole in 1946 , he `` jumped '' and went into hiding . In 1976 he was found in Brooklyn , New York . Governor George Wallace pardoned him that year , declaring him `` not guilty '' . Norris published an autobiography , The Last of the Scottsboro Boys ( 1979 ) . He died of Alzheimer 's disease on January 23 , 1989 . </Li> <Li> In 1937 , the state dropped all charges for Willie Roberson , Olen Montgomery , Eugene Williams , and Roy Wright , who had already been in prison for six years . </Li> <Li> Roy Wright had a career in the US Army and Merchant Marine . In 1959 , believing his wife had been unfaithful during his tour , he shot and killed her , and shot himself , committing suicide . </Li> <Li> 2013 , the state of Alabama issues posthumous pardons for Patterson , Weems , and Andy Wright . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> In 1936 , Haywood Patterson was convicted of rape and sentenced to 75 years in prison . He escaped in 1949 and in 1950 was found in Michigan , but the governor refused to extradite him . In 1951 he was convicted of an assault and sentenced to prison , where he died of cancer in 1952 . </Li> <Li> In 1936 , Ozie Powell was involved in an altercation with a guard and shot in the face , suffering permanent brain damage . In 1937 He pleaded guilty to assault , and the rape charges were dropped . He was paroled in 1946 . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Charlie Weems was convicted and sentenced to 105 years . He was paroled in 1943 after having been held in prison for a total of 12 years in some of Alabama 's worst institutions . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Andy Wright was convicted and sentenced to 99 years . He was paroled and returned to prison after violating parole . He was paroled in New York State in 1950 . </Li> <Li> 1937 , Clarence Norris was convicted of rape and was the only defendant sentenced to death . Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama in 1938 commuted his death sentence to life . Given parole in 1946 , he `` jumped '' and went into hiding . In 1976 he was found in Brooklyn , New York . Governor George Wallace pardoned him that year , declaring him `` not guilty '' . Norris published an autobiography , The Last of the Scottsboro Boys ( 1979 ) . He died of Alzheimer 's disease on January 23 , 1989 . </Li> <Li> In 1937 , the state dropped all charges for Willie Roberson , Olen Montgomery , Eugene Williams , and Roy Wright , who had already been in prison for six years . </Li> <Li> Roy Wright had a career in the US Army and Merchant Marine . In 1959 , believing his wife had been unfaithful during his tour , he shot and killed her , and shot himself , committing suicide . </Li> <Li> 2013 , the state of Alabama issues posthumous pardons for Patterson , Weems , and Andy Wright . </Li> </Ul>
who was the last scottsboro boy to be freed from prison
who was the last scottsboro boy to be freed from prison
Andy Wright
Andy Wright