California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into whether Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been serving life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty, are risks to the public if they go free.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the parole board to carry out a risk assessment into Lyle and Erik Menendez to determine whether they pose a risk to public safety after spending 35 years in state prison for the 1989 murder of their parents,

Gavin Newsom has directed the state parole board to launch a risk assessment investigation into whether Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents, would pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if they were released.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the parole board to launch an investigation into whether the Menendez brothers pose "an unreasonable risk to the public."

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez say California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he’s ordering the California Board of Parole Hearings to closely examine whether the Menendez brothers pose a risk to public safety if released from prison right now.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said during the first episode of his new podcast that he has ordered an investigation into whether or not the Menendez brothers are fit to be released. The “risk assessment” will be under the purview of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office ahead of the brother’s March 20 and 21 court appearances which will determine if they are to be resentenced for shooting their parents dead in 1989.