Overview

• The Menendez brothers were resentenced on May 13, 2025, to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law.
• Their parole hearing, initially scheduled for June 13, has been postponed to August 21–22 by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with no reason provided.
• Convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, the brothers have maintained claims of self-defense due to years of alleged sexual abuse by their father, which prosecutors dispute.
• The brothers have spent 35 years in custody, during which they pursued education, rehabilitation programs, and garnered family and public support for their release.
• The final decision on their parole will rest with the California parole board and Governor Gavin Newsom, as debates over their accountability and rehabilitation continue.