Oscar Pistorius to face second chance at parole after nearly a decade in jail

Oscar Pistorius was wrongly ruled to be ineligible for early release in March and will face a second parole hearing this week (Alon Skuy/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March.

South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement that a parole board will consider the former Paralympian runner’s case again this week and decide “whether the inmate is suitable or not for social integration”.