Erik Menendez‘s daughter had an emotional reaction to the parole board denying his request more than three decades after his arrest. “A piece of my letter that the commissioner named Robert Barton ...

Earlier this year, seven Massachusetts prisoners sued the state parole board for dragging its feet on scheduling their hearings. This week, one of them was granted release.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he doesn't accept "every" recommendation put out by the state's parole board. The comments were made while the state's parole board is deciding whether it will ...

One legal avenue the Menendez brothers have pursued remains open to them: a habeas petition, which is a vehicle for challenging unlawful detentions. By Matt Stevens and Tim Arango Reporting from Los ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...