Oscar Pistorius could be released from prison this August

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South African prison officials recommended Oscar Pistorius be released from prison Aug. 21, The Associated Press reports. The double-amputee Olympic runner will have served 10 months of a six-year sentence for fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013.

The prison committee cited the athlete's good behavior as the basis for their decision.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.