How to Use parole in a Sentence
- She robbed a bank while out on parole.
- The prisoner was released on parole.
- The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years.
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And yet this parole board is letting him out.
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Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Wilkens was denied parole once again.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Last month, they were denied parole.
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Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The brothers can apply for parole again in three years.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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They were both sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Their son was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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He was sentenced to life without parole plus one year in prison for the killing.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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She is set for release on parole on June 1.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
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They were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was sentenced to life without parole.
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Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Both Erik and Lyle were denied parole.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The parole hearing for Colon could be a turning point.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Gray was sentenced to life without parole.
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Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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She was scheduled to be up for parole again in 2032.
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Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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He was sentenced that April to life in prison without parole.
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ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Counts said parole rates tend to go up when the board has continuity and turnover is low.
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Keaton Ross,
Oklahoma Watch,
14 Jan. 2026
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The man whose friend killed her second husband got life without parole.
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Sarah Stillman,
The New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2023
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Marcelin was out on parole at the time of the 2022 murder.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Both brothers will get another chance at parole in three years.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Aug. 2025
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He was sentenced to prison time but given instant parole.
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Nick Watt,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Colon will be eligible for parole again in three years.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 12 months.
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Mason Leath,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Her parole agreement was signed May 28.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Malil was released on parole in 2018.
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Allison Degrushe Published,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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She was paroled because of her wounds.
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Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Irvin was paroled in 1968 and died a year later.
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News Service Of Florida,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The driver was sentenced to ten years and was paroled after three.
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Charles Bethea,
The New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2023
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Parks, court records show, was paroled from prison in March and had lived a troubled life.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Dec. 2019
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Mallet was sentenced to eight years in prison and later paroled.
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Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2020
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Records show Howard was scheduled to be paroled one day before her death.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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When he was paroled three years ago, Bonner had few options for a place to live.
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Sarah Ravani,
SFChronicle.com,
8 Nov. 2019
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Williams was paroled once before, in 2006, but wound up right back in prison.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
5 Nov. 2019
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That led to a rise in the number of hearings held and prisoners paroled.
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Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
27 Jan. 2026
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Spencer was alleged to have been wrongfully paroled at the time of the murders.
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Carol Robinson | [email protected],
al,
5 July 2023
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But unless Cuba agrees to take him back, he would be paroled out onto the streets.
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David Ovalle,
miamiherald,
19 June 2018
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She was sentenced to three years in prison but was later paroled, the Record reports.
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Harriet Sokmensuer,
PEOPLE.com,
13 Nov. 2019
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He was paroled in 1972 and stabbed to death four years later in a barroom fight.
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Richard Sandomir,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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James and Wilson took heat for their votes to parole Veal and Hurst.
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Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Sep. 2023
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Spencer had a long criminal record and several run-ins with the law after he was paroled.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
9 Sep. 2019
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Dunsmore was later transferred to state prison and was paroled earlier this year.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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He was sentenced to 30 years in that case and served about 12 before being paroled again.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Nov. 2025
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He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and served about 12 years before being paroled again.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
14 Nov. 2025
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But after serving less than a year of his five-year sentence, he was paroled and released due to overcrowding.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Records show Howard, who died on May 13, was scheduled to be paroled one day before her death.
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Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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But now Jameson, who has since been paroled, will have another chance to bring his now 16-year-old case.
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Greg Moran,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
6 July 2018
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Last year, a guy in my cell-block who killed two federal marshals was paroled after serving 30 years.
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Katherine Timpf,
National Review,
11 Sep. 2019
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The guest of honor, turning 23, was recently paroled.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Public records indicate that in many cases, they were picked up after being released from jail or prison and paroled.
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Deena Winter The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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He was given three death sentences for the first three murders, but was re-sentenced to life and paroled in 1989.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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He was granted probation in 1995 and has already been paroled twice only to wind up back in prison.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
5 Nov. 2019
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Sterling-Ross said Bryla allowed the 34-year-old to live with her after he was paroled last year.
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Jeremy Gorner,
chicagotribune.com,
29 Aug. 2019
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Despite Covid-19 restrictions, Jon was paroled, and entered a world that had been shut down.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his crimes, but was paroled early — just months before Polly’s murder.
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Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
4 Dec. 2023
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The two other men, brothers Richard and James Schoenfeld, were paroled several years ago.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2019
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