but that ruling didn't apply to people like henry montgomery who had already been sent away as a juvenileontgomery took his case to the supreme court. and in 2016, he won. now, all juvenile lifers, no matter how long ago they were locked up, can make a case that they deserve parole. mostly older guys over here? lester holt (voiceover): 78-year-old clifford hampton is one of them. i went to see him in the dorm where he lives. this is my bed right here. this is your home? yeah, this is my aisle here. lester holt: he's been locked up 61 years. and since you've been here, we've landed a man on the moon. yeah. think about that. yeah, there's been a lot of changes. lester holt: hampton says six decades in prison have changed him. and thanks to the man sitting next to him, hampton will now have a chance at freedom. why do you think you deserve parole? i wouldn't say that i deserve parole. i wouldn't use that word "deserve" because i took someone's life. i could say that i've earned parole. lester holt: in fact, both hampton and montgomery will see the parole board the same day, and i'll be there