Kim Kardashian quickly voiced her support on Thursday after Los Angeles prosecutors recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents. “The Menendez brothers were granted a second chance at life and will wake up tomorrow finally eligible for a parole hearing,” the reality star, 43, wrote on her Instagram Story.
Kardashian is a prison reform advocate, who previously worked with the Trump White House to reduce sentences for several convicts found guilty of non-violent offenses.
She also spoke at the White House earlier this year about criminal justice. Kardashian has been a vocal advocate for the brothers recently, having visited them in prison near San Diego and writing an op-ed, urging their release.
Kardashian noted on Thursday that the convicted murderers could be released in as little as six months following the prosecutors’ recommendation. “Thank you, George Gascon, for revisiting the Menendez brothers’ case and righting a significant wrong.
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