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[[File:Sirhan_parole_2011.jpg|thumb|left|263px|Sirhan at a parole hearing in 2011.]] Sirhan was convicted on April 17, 1969, and was sentenced six days later to death in the gas chamber. Three years later, his sentence was commuted to life in prison, owing to the California Supreme Court's decision in ''The People of the State of California vs. Robert Page Anderson'', which ruled that capital punishment is a violation of the California Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The February 1972 decision was retroactive, invalidating all existing death sentences in California.

A parole ~~hearing~~ has ~~been scheduled~~ for Sirhan ~~every five years~~. He has ~~been denied~~ parole ~~each time thus far on~~ the ~~grounds that he has never fully expressed remorse for his crime~~. ~~His most recent hearing took place~~ on ~~February 10~~, ~~2016~~. ~~If he~~ is ~~still alive, Sirhan's~~ next parole ~~hearing will be in 2021~~, ~~when he~~ is ~~80 years old~~.

On August 27, 2021, in his 16th appearance before the parole board, Sirhan was recommended for parole. He has served 53 years in jail. Two of Kennedy's surviving sons, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Douglas Kennedy, offered their support for parole during Sirhan's appearance before the parole board. The decision is subject to a 90-day review by the California Board of Parole Hearings after which Governor Gavin Newsom, has 30 days to grant, reverse, or modify the decision.

Six other surviving children of Robert F. Kennedy urged the full parole board or Newsom to reverse the decision. "It is a recommendation we intend to challenge every step of the way", they said. They filed a statement with the parole board on August 27, 2021.

Neither Los Angeles attorney general George Gascón nor any staff of his office appeared or spoke for the prosecution, the first time no one from the prosecution appeared in the 16 parole hearings, which is Gascón’s policy as to parole hearings.

The next step in the parole process is review "by the legal division of the Board of Parole Hearings, a process that can take up to about four months. If the lawyers find an error, they can send the case to the full slate of commissioners to review." If there is no reason to send the decision to the full board of commissioners, then it goes to the governor, who has 30 days to review it.

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 [[File:Sirhan_parole_2011.jpg|thumb|left|263px|Sirhan at a parole hearing in 2011.]] Sirhan was convicted on April 17, 1969, and was sentenced six days later to death in the gas chamber. Three years later, his sentence was commuted to life in prison, owing to the California Supreme Court's decision in ''The People of the State of California vs. Robert Page Anderson'', which ruled that capital punishment is a violation of the California Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The February 1972 decision was retroactive, invalidating all existing death sentences in California.
-A parole hearing has been scheduled for Sirhan every five years. He has been denied parole each time thus far on the grounds that he has never fully expressed remorse for his crime. His most recent hearing took place on February 10, 2016. If he is still alive, Sirhan's next parole hearing will be in 2021, when he is 80 years old.
+On August 27, 2021, in his 16th appearance before the parole board, Sirhan was recommended for parole. He has served 53 years in jail. Two of Kennedy's surviving sons, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Douglas Kennedy, offered their support for parole during Sirhan's appearance before the parole board. The decision is subject to a 90-day review by the California Board of Parole Hearings after which Governor Gavin Newsom, has 30 days to grant, reverse, or modify the decision.
+Six other surviving children of Robert F. Kennedy urged the full parole board or Newsom to reverse the decision. "It is a recommendation we intend to challenge every step of the way", they said. They filed a statement with the parole board on August 27, 2021.
+Neither Los Angeles attorney general George Gascón nor any staff of his office appeared or spoke for the prosecution, the first time no one from the prosecution appeared in the 16 parole hearings, which is Gascón’s policy as to parole hearings.
+The next step in the parole process is review "by the legal division of the Board of Parole Hearings, a process that can take up to about four months. If the lawyers find an error, they can send the case to the full slate of commissioners to review." If there is no reason to send the decision to the full board of commissioners, then it goes to the governor, who has 30 days to review it.
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