Men incarcerated at the state prison in Norco have a chance to earn a four-year degree, thanks to a new program from Pitzer College in Claremont. KPCC's Nick Roman explains. 

Men incarcerated at the state prison in Norco have a chance to earn a four-year degree, thanks to a new program from Pitzer College in Claremont. KPCC's Nick Roman explains.&nbsp;

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New "Inside Out" Program Helps Inmates Earn Bachelor's Degrees

The Menendez brothers, who have spent more than three decades behind bars after gunning down their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were resentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison, meaning they are now eligible for parole.

Lyle and Erik Menendez had been serving life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the 1989 killings of Jose and Kitty Menendez.

The Menendez brothers, who have spent more than three decades behind bars after gunning down their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were resentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison, meaning they are now eligible for parole.
Lyle and Erik Menendez had been serving life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the 1989 killings of Jose and Kitty Menendez.

Menendez brothers resentenced in 1989 murder of parents, giving them a chance at parole

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to repeal a 2023 law to phase out oil drilling in unincorporated communities over the next 20 years. Counterintuitively, the move is part of the ongoing effort to end reliance on fossil fuels.

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted <a href="https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/202718.pdf">to repeal a 2023 law</a> to phase out oil drilling in unincorporated communities over the next 20 years. Counterintuitively, the move is part of the ongoing effort to end reliance on fossil fuels.

Why LA County had to repeal its oil drilling phaseout in order to phase out oil drilling 

Previously a criminal background disqualified them from becoming professional county firefighters.

Previously a criminal background disqualified them from becoming professional county firefighters.

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