, uncles and cousins were overjoyed after a judge vacated life without the parole sentence of heywood fennell, his new sentence is 35 years to life which means, he is immediately eligible for parole. >> he raised me, behind walls. >> reporter: jackson was just two months old when his 17 year-old tatter went to prison. for his part in the 1968 robbery and murder of joseph heyes on this north philadelphia block but after 48 years behind bars, he made amends. >> pray is a lot for the victim first and foremost. >> reporter: young hey wood had tears in his eyes as he listened to how red dog as his father is dog saved lives on the inside. >> he saved my life, yes. saved my life. >> reporter: william covington was a corrections officer at graterford prison who was thrown off a tear and stabbed during an attempted escape during 70's. fennell kept him alive. >> what type of man is he. >> astronomical. >> reporter: fennell did everything from fix broken pipes to measure inmates and was so loved that prison officials petitioned harrisburg, nine times, to get his sentence commuted. >> he he saved his lif