Eric Riddick, released after serving 29 years for crime he says he didn't commit, turns focus to helping others

With the help of rapper Meek Mill, Eric Riddick was released from prison.

After spending nearly three decades behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit, Eric Riddick woke up in Philadelphia on Saturday a free man -- with a new purpose and an ally to help him get it done. Riddick, who served over 29 years of a life sentence, was released from prison on Friday after his attorney argued that evidence was not shared with the defense at the time of the initial trial. Now, he plans to help young people who are incarcerated make a better future for themselves. And he'll do so thanks to the partnership of popular hip-hop artist Meek Mill. 25 years into his sentence, Riddick met Mill while they were both incarcerated in 2017. Mill, whose full name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, was sentenced to two to four years in prison at the time following a pair of arrests that violated his probation. He fought his own yearslong legal battle, sparking the #FreeMeek movement and the genesis for a new career in exonerating the falsely accused.