A convicted murderer who was initially sentenced to life without parole after killing his parents and sister is up for a parole hearing, as the local DA pushes against the 48-year-old man’s release.

“A different group of people are coming before the Parole Board, largely because of the Mattis decision,” said lawyer Ryan Schiff. The Parole Board members at the Massachusetts Parole Board's central ...

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The state’s parole board has released 39 “emerging adult” murder convicts who were originally sentenced to life without parole, but who later became eligible after a court ruling. The Massachusetts ...

UPDATE: This story was updated Monday with comments from Gov. Phil Murphy’s office. Parole reform legislation introduced this month in the state legislature would emphasize rehabilitation while ...

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The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in recent years, and advocates are asking the board for explanations. Last year, ...

California parole board commissioners denied parole for three years for both Lyle and Erik Menendez after the brothers were questioned during marathon hearings this week. The parole hearings 36 years ...

Erik Menendez was denied parole by the California Board of Parole Hearings on Thursday, 36 years and one day after he and his brother shot and killed their parents in the family's Beverly Hills ...

California has denied parole for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' murders. The state's Board of Prison Terms ruled in separate hearings on ...

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A California state parole board recommended parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, a follower of the cult leader Charles Manson, on Friday for the second time. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...