Lt. Ridge Alkonis Still in Prison... Paying the Price for the US-Japan Alliance

Published: Dec. 19, 2023, 10:19 p.m.

Lt. Ridge Alkonis has returned to the US after being imprisoned in Japan. He had been serving time after a medical episode caused him to lose consciousness while driving, killing two. But he's still in prison... in the US. Boyd looks at why the President, who has the power to commute his sentence, hasn't done anything to get him released and how our relationship with Japan may be to blame.