The state's legal standard for parole is whether an inmate poses an unreasonable risk to public safety. That must be determined before the governor can make a decision on commutation.

A California governor has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether Lyle and Erik Menendez pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to evaluate the risk of possibly granting clemency to Erik ...

The question for the board is a simple one, do they pose a current ‘unreasonable risk to public safety?”‘ Newsom said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has brought Lyle and Erik Menendez one step closer to freedom by asking the state parole board ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into ...

Politics seem to be playing a rather open role in the potential release of the Menendez brothers as the LA DA & Gov. Newsom ...

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The move is a step toward clemency for the brothers who have asked a court to take another look at their case amid new sexual ...

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

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 ...