Georgia Father Freed From Prison 10 Years After His Toddler Died in Hot Car, Leading to Murder Case

Georgia Father Freed From Prison 10 Years After His Toddler Died in Hot Car, Leading to Murder Case
Justin Ross Harris sits for his bond hearing in Cobb County Magistrate Court in Marietta, Ga., on July 3, 2014. Marietta Daily Journal, Kelly J. Huff/Pool/AP Photo
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MACON, Ga.—A father from Georgia has been released from prison 10 years after his toddler died in a hot car, a case that made global headlines after prosecutors accused him of murder.

Justin Ross Harris was freed on Sunday—Father’s Day—from the Macon State Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections records show. He began serving his sentence on Dec. 6, 2016.