October 1 is the earliest
possible parole date the 69-year-old former NFL star.
It is expected that a
parole board will recommend his release due to good behaviour, the Sunday
Express reported.
OJ Simpson may be released
from prison as early as this October, after serving nine years of his 33-year
sentence.
Simpson has been serving a
nine-year sentence at Lovelock Correctional Center in rural Nevada.
He was found guilty in 2008
of 12 counts including kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.
Simpson and accomplices
robbed memorabilia collectors Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong of nearly 800
items in a Las Vegas hotel room in November 2007
He alleged
the pair had stolen items from him.
Simpson
receives as much as $25,000 monthly, $300,000 yearly, or $2.7m throughout his
prison stay, from his NFL pension.
He is
prisoner 1027820 at the 'medium-custody' facility, where he will need to win
over four of seven commissioners at his parole hearing, which could occur this
summer, and receive a certain number of 'points.'
The 11-point
based system in Nevada reflects issues such as gang membership, drug and
alcohol abuse and age in assessing parole eligibility and each issue reflects
values from -1 to +2.
He would need
less than five points to be considered 'low risk.'
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