Behind Bars But Not Forgotten: The Menendez Brothers’ Parole Hearings Expose California’s Broken Justice System

After decades behind bars for the brutal 1989 murders of their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez now stand at the threshold of possible freedom thanks to California's controversial decision to reduce their sentences. Nearly 30 years later, these men convicted of cold-blooded first-degree murder face parole hearings that underscore a justice system increasingly detached from accountability and common-sense protections for law-abiding Americans. When Justice Becomes Leniency: How Did We Get Here? The Menendez brothers were found guilty by a jury in 1995 after two trials, each resulting in life sentences without parole—a fitting sentence for taking two innocent lives. Yet...