Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail and moved to house arrest
A parole board has decided that Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison and moved to house arrest next Tuesday, according to South Africa’s Department of Corrections.
The parole board made the decision today after an initial decision to release the double-amputee runner in August was cancelled.
Pistorius has served nearly a year of his five-year sentence for manslaughter for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
He will be moved to correctional supervision, a form of house arrest, where he will have to live under certain conditions.
Under South African law, an offender jailed for five years or less can be released after serving one-sixth of a sentence, in Pistorius’ case 10 months.
