How to Use parole in a Sentence
- 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.
—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.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2023
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He was sentenced last year to life in prison without parole.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
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By April 2015, the young father was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
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Each time, he was narrowly denied parole by a vote of 7 to 6.
—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.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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The man whose friend killed her second husband got life without parole.
—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.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
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The driver was arrested and was found to be on parole for carjacking.
—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.
—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.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
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The authority has also been used to parole tens of thousands of Afghans and Ukrainians.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
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Both men were out on parole at the time, according to prosecutors.
—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.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in December.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
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Two months later, Pursehouse was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
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She has been recommended for parole five times since 2016.
—CBS News, 30 May 2023
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Since 2016, she has been recommended for parole five times.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
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Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the killings, pleaded guilty to all his crimes and was sentenced last month to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2024
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Carrillo also pleaded guilty in that case and was sentenced to life in state prison without parole.
—CBS News, 27 Sep. 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.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
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He was paroled in 1985 and returned to the St. Louis area.
—Fox News, 6 June 2019
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Williams was paroled once before, in 2006, but wound up right back in prison.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Nov. 2019
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Parks, court records show, was paroled from prison in March and had lived a troubled life.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2019
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He was paroled less than two months later, on Sept. 15.
—Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 16 July 2019
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James and Wilson took heat for their votes to parole Veal and Hurst.
—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.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 8 June 2023
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The driver was sentenced to ten years and was paroled after three.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
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He was sentenced to 27 months in prison, but paroled early.
—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.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 5 July 2023
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When he was paroled three years ago, Bonner had few options for a place to live.
—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.
—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.
—David Ovalle, miamiherald, 19 June 2018
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Mallet was sentenced to eight years in prison and later paroled.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, 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.
—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.
—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.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, 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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
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Roughly 200 people are paroled to Wayne County each month.
—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.
—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.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
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