Bill Cosby is not getting out of prison yet.
The 83-year-old actor, who is serving three to ten years in Pennsylvania state prison after being convicted of sexual assault in 2018, has been denied parole nearly three years into his sentence, USA Today reported.
The request was denied earlier in May, and there is a reason why.
Find out inside…
The Pennsylvania State Parole Board declined the request due to a requirement for the actor to participate in “a treatment program for sex offenders and violence prevention,” as well as his “failure to develop a parole release plan.” The board also noted a “negative recommendation” from the Department of Corrections.
High-profile reminder that parole is rarely a given, especially for a prisoner claiming innocence
Though decided earlier this month, a high-profile denial of parole is garnering headlines this week. This
USA Today story, headlined Bill Cosby denied parole after he refuses sex offender treatment program, provides these details:
Bill Cosby will not be released from prison anytime soon. The 83-year-old actor, who is currently serving three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison after being convicted of sexual assault in 2018, has been denied parole nearly three years into his sentence.
The Pennsylvania State Parole Board declined Cosby s parole request on May 11 partly over his need to participate in a treatment program for sex offenders and violence prevention, and failure to develop a parole release plan, according to a state board action letter provided to USA TODAY. The board also cited a negative recommendation from the Department of Corrections.
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Bill Cosby To Remain Behind Bars After Being Denied Parole
Bill Cosby is going to be staying behind bars.
The actor, 83, who was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, was denied a request for parole by the Pennsylvania State Parole Board on May 11 after a “negative recommendation” from the Department of Corrections, USA Today reports.
In addition, he has yet to participate in a “treatment program for sex offenders and violence prevention,” and “failure to develop a parole release plan.”
Cosby was convicted of drugging and raping Andrea Constand, a former professional basketball player who worked at Temple University in Philadelphia in 2004. She was one of several women who accused the actor of assault, though most of the incidents had passed the statute of limitations and could not go to trial. When convicted, Cosby was sentenced to three-10 years in prison. He attempted to appeal his conviction, but the verdict was upheld. However, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did
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Bill Cosby will remain in a Pennsylvania prison after being denied parole on Thursday following his refusal to take part in sexual predator treatment program.
Cosby, 83, was convicted in September 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting his former friend and Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. Around 60 women have accused him of similar crimes over the course of five decades. Cosby would have been eligible for parole on September 25 after serving the minimum term of his three to 10 year sentence.
The former comedian and actor was interviewed by the Pennsylvania Parole Board virtually from SCI Phoenix prison on May 7. On Thursday, three reasons were given for denying Cosby parole. Board members said that Cosby refused to take part in the program for sex offenders and had developed no parole release plan. They also noted that Cosby received a negative