Oscar Pistorius jail release put on hold

South Africa’s Department of Justice says it is putting Oscar Pistorius’s release from prison on hold until his case is reviewed again by a parole board.

Oscar Pistorius jail release put on hold

South Africa’s Department of Justice says it is putting Oscar Pistorius’s release from prison on hold until his case is reviewed again by a parole board.

Department spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga says Pistorius’s release will have to be reviewed again because he was approved to be moved to house arrest too early.

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