Pistorius To Be Released From Prison

The South Africa parole board announced Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Oct. 20 after serving one year of a five-year sentence for the shooting death of his girlfriend, the BBC and other news outlets reported.

Pistorius will be moved to house arrest after his release.

The former Paralympic runner was convicted of killing Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius, who said he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder, was found guilty of culpable homicide after a trial.

Pistorius was initially scheduled to be released in August before the case was referred back to the parole board.

The board said last week it would seek input from Steenkamp's family before a decision on Pistorius' release.

According to CNN, the parole board often considers correctional supervision because South Africa’s prisons are overcrowded and underfunded. The board has the authority to place Pistorius on correctional supervision after serving one-sixth of his sentence because he was sentenced under a specific section of the Criminal Procedure Act.
He's expected to serve the rest of his sentence at the home of his uncle outside Pretoria.