Gary Tyler

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Gary Tyler

Gary Tyler (* 1958 ) is a former American prisoner.

The colored student from St. Rose, Louisiana , was found guilty of shooting a 13-year-old white boy and sentenced to death at the age of 17. Between 1977 and 1981 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dealt with the judgment. It was commuted to life imprisonment. Tyler was supported by human rights organizations, political organizations and athletes stood up for him. He was finally released on April 29, 2016 after four decades.

Cultural reception

• Gil Scott-Heron sang about Tyler in the song Angola, Louisiana on the 1978 album Secrets .
• UB40 released the song Tyler on their debut album in 1980 . In 2008 they took up the theme again in the song Rainbow Nation .
• The band Chumbawamba addressed the fall in 2008 in the song Waiting for the Bus on the album The Boy Bands Have Won .