Glenn Ford was behind bars for a murder he did not commit . ` ` My sons -- when I left -- was babies . Ford had been on death row since 1984 , making him one of the longest-serving death row prisoners in the United States . They were born in the same jail as me, and they grew up there with my family. Ford had been on death row since 1984 for the murder of Isadore Rozeman .
Glenn Ford was behind bars for a murder he did not commit . ` ` My sons -- when I left -- was babies . They were born in the same jail as me, and they grew up there with my family. Ford had been on death row since 1984 for the murder of Isadore Rozeman .