Menendez brothers parole and resentencing 2026
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Menendez brothers eligible for parole board early next year
The brothers were previously eligible to apply for another hearing in August 2028.
The California parole board said Lyle Menendez still displayed “anti-social personality traits like deception” and that Erik Menendez broke prison rules by repeatedly using a cellphone.
The brothers are in a San Diego prison and helped establish a hospice program and created a beautification program at the prison.
Menendez brothers granted 2027 parole hearing earlier than expected
The brothers were previously eligible to apply for a parole hearing in August 2028.
Erik and Lyle Menendez were granted an early parole suitability hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027.
The defense argued the siblings acted in self-defense after enduring years of sexual abuse by their father.