Simpson appeared before a parole board in Nevada on Thursday in a hearing that decided whether one of America’s most notorious prisoners would be released. After deliberations, they granted him parole when it is due, which should be in October. (via @MarlaTellez) pic.twitter.com/hFqleRtCj0 — Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) July 20, 2017

[Yes, O.J. Simpson cracked up when he was initially told that his hearing is the same that all inmates receive, despite the media attention this hearing is attracting. As for his life in prison, Simpson said he had been commissioner of the softball league, which required frequent resolution of anger issues among players, and that he had taken computer training “so that I can better communicate with my children.” Later, his lawyer read a letter saying that Simpson could have “a webcast or blog in my future,” a statement that drew titters. Simpson “my best friend and my rock” and says he’s “been a perfect inmate.” https://t.co/b11xqirjGa pic.twitter.com/Tl4N86G2qw — ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2017

Simpson, who turned 70 earlier this month, last spoke publicly during a brief 2013 hearing in which he was paroled on several of the lesser charges against him. Of course, Simpson is best known for his infamous 1995 acquittal in the grisly slayings of his ex-wife Brown and her friend Goldman in what was known as the “trial of the century.”

Simpson has always denied that he killed Brown and Goldman. The former sports star described what led up to an armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel, saying he never pointed a gun at anyone or made any threats during the crime that put him in prison. … I’ve honored their verdict and not complained for nine years.”

Simpson added that he has been “under scrutiny since I was 19 years old.”

Commissioners were largely deferential and there was more levity than might have been expected. If the panel is not unanimous, additional board members will be immediately contacted to review the case and vote until there are four votes to grant or deny parole.”

(The seventh commissioner will not be seated until after the Simpson hearing, so it is conceivable that the board could end up deadlocked at 3-3.
O. J. Simpson is granted parole by the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners after spending nearly nine years in prison.