For more than 25 years, a Massachusetts man has remained in prison for the murder of a cab driver. But since then, he has not been part of a fight or displayed any acts of aggression.
Allen Alston is preparing to plead his case to the parole board this week — a long-awaited and fought-for opportunity for freedom.
Alston was part of a group of seven men who sued the Massachusetts Parole Board, Gov. Maura Healey and others over a delay in conducting parole hearings for people who were unconstitutionally sentenced to life in prison without the possibly of parole…