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News Articles: parole

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave the courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., in August 1990. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996 — and resentenced this week.

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The Menendez brothers are one step closer to freedom. What to know about their case

A Los Angeles judge resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent over three decades behind bars for the 1989 killing of their parents. They are now eligible for parole — but it's not guaranteed.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Alana Wise
Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he's acquired since being released from prison. He says he does painting and home repairs on the side, "trying to be productive in society."

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  • National

Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole

A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.

December 11, 2023
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January.

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Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian convicted of murder, to be released on parole

A South African corrections board found the athlete had met the minimum parole requirements after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murder.

November 25, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
June Steenkamp, the mother of Reeva Steenkamp sits inside the correctional service car Thursday at the Atteridgeville Prison for the parole hearing of Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympian, is denied parole in his girlfriend's murder

Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for in 2017, four years after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp in their home, claiming he mistook her for an intruder.

March 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Andrea Guice, right, talks to Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole spokesperson Steve Hayes after the board's September meeting. Guice's brother has served 8 years in prison after his first possible parole date. "Who do we need to talk to and how can we, you know, get together with the system to make it better for him?” Guice asked.

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  • Law

For families, Georgia parole is a painful waiting game

The worst prison sentences — life without parole or even death — are relatively rare. For everyone else, there is the hope of parole. But critics of Georgia’s correction system say parole doesn’t happen as often as it could or should.

September 23, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
O.J. Simpson attends a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in 2017 in Nevada.

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  • National

O.J. Simpson is a 'completely free man' after being granted early release from parole

A lawyer for the former NFL star and actor, who was acquitted in the 1994 murder of his ex-wife and her friend, said Simpson's "a completely free man now" after ending his parole for armed robbery.

December 15, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
Frances Jones

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  • News

‘I Need To Be Able To Vote’: Probation Law Opens New Pool Of Voters

A new law passed by the Georgia General Assembly last session creates a pathway to early felony probation termination that, advocates say, will ease individuals reentry back into daily life and give a voice to many previously disenfranchised.

July 22, 2021
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  • Riley Bunch
The Voices of Hope Choir from Arrendale State Prison performed at the Reentry Summit in Macon where Governor Nathan Deal signed three new criminal justice bills into law.

Governor Deal Signs Three Criminal Justice Bills

Governor Nathan Deal has signed three new criminal justice reform bills into law. Deal picked an audience of corrections, parole and non-profit workers...

May 10, 2017
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  • Grant Blankenship
Prisoner Ricky Wheat looks out from his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, in Jackson, Georgia.

Arrest History Now Factored Into Parole Guidelines

Georgia’s system for deciding parole just changed for the first time in a decade. Last month, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles approved new...

May 03, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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