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Bill Cosby has refused to enter a treatment program for sex offenders—and the Pennsylvania State Parole Board has refused to grant him parole. The 83-year-old is serving.
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.
Cosby s representative, Andrew Wyatt, told USA TODAY Thursday that the decision is not a surprise to the disgraced TV star because the board explicitly stated he would be denied parole if he did not participate in SVP (Sexually Violent Predator) courses.