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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The gunman pleaded guilty to the killings and was sentenced to life in prison without parole late last year.
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Grace Hauck,
USA TODAY,
7 June 2023
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In Texas, such a charge could result in life in prison without parole, or the death penalty.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
Peoplemag,
5 Sep. 2023
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2023
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He was sentenced last year to life in prison without parole.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2024
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By April 2015, the young father was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Lynsey Eidell,
Peoplemag,
8 Nov. 2023
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Each time, he was narrowly denied parole by a vote of 7 to 6.
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Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Sep. 2023
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At the time, life without parole was not an option in Texas, and in 2001 Murphy was sentenced to death.
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Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2023
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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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But the court did say Van Houten would be eligible for parole starting in 1977.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2023
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The driver was arrested and was found to be on parole for carjacking.
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Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2023
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Dustin Parra will likely serve 18 months in prison and the remainder of his five-year sentence out on parole.
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David Begnaud,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2024
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If convicted, Laws would face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
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Paul Gattis | [email protected],
al,
24 May 2023
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The authority has also been used to parole tens of thousands of Afghans and Ukrainians.
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Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
8 Nov. 2023
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His original sentencing at the time was for 33 years with the chance of getting parole after nine.
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Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner,
10 Aug. 2023
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She was later sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years.
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Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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But, one morning, after one of his many nights working a 12 to 16 hour shift, the father of three forgot to call his parole officer.
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Nicole Acosta,
Peoplemag,
16 June 2023
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Both men were out on parole at the time, according to prosecutors.
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Chris Eberhart,
Fox News,
11 May 2023
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As part of the plea agreement, Robinson was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.
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Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
23 Feb. 2024
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in December.
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Kim Bellware,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2024
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Two months later, Pursehouse was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2024
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In 2022, a jury convicted Cartwright of murder and other crimes, and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2024
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He was sentenced last year to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2024
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Woodward is charged with murder, with enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and for hate crime, which could put him in prison for life without parole.
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Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2024
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As part of his plea deal, DeLeon will have to serve half of his 45-year sentence before being eligible for parole.
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Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
18 Oct. 2023
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She has been recommended for parole five times since 2016.
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CBS News,
30 May 2023
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Since 2016, she has been recommended for parole five times.
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Andrea Salcedo,
Washington Post,
31 May 2023
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Their son pleaded guilty to all charges against him and is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
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Tresa Baldas,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Apr. 2024
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He was paroled in 1985 and returned to the St. Louis area.
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Fox News,
6 June 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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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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He was paroled less than two months later, on Sept. 15.
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Robert Wilonsky,
Dallas News,
16 July 2019
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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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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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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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He was sentenced to 27 months in prison, but paroled early.
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Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2023
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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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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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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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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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Mallet was sentenced to eight years in prison and later paroled.
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Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2020
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But in 1992, a few years after being paroled, Boblit was charged and convicted for rape and sent back to prison for life.
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Longreads,
26 June 2018
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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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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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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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In 2011, Hyde spoke with the Times as efforts to parole her three kidnappers were gearing up.
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Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
19 Aug. 2022
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Van Houten, now 73, will be paroled in the next several weeks after spending more than five decades in prison, Tetreault said.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
8 July 2023
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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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Perry was paroled in 2001, while Counts was released on parole in August of last year, as noted by The Post.
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Paula Rogo,
Essence.com,
9 May 2018
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After he was paroled, Mr. Guadalupe moved into a federal halfway house in the Bronx.
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Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2020
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Whatley was in prison for years for multiple armed robberies in 2013 and was paroled in August, Dwyer said.
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Christina Hall,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Jan. 2020
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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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Kathy Boudin was paroled in 2003 with the help of her son, then a Yale student and activist who organized a campaign for her release.
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Bob Egelko,
SFChronicle.com,
4 Jan. 2020
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Bullock’s Debbie is the sister of Clooney’s Danny Ocean—getting paroled from prison.
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Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2018
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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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Roughly 200 people are paroled to Wayne County each month.
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Angie Jackson,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Nov. 2019
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Late last month, a judge in Los Angeles declared Mr. Coleman an innocent man, a few weeks after he was paroled.
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Tim Arango,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2024
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But, Augustin said, many of the Haitians who arrived legally in the past 14 months were placed immediately in removal proceedings at the same time they were paroled.
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Joe Heim,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2024
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