She will not be able to seek parole again until 2026.

That left Mr. Sirhan with a life sentence and the right to seek parole.

But it would enable her to seek parole now, after serving half the minimum sentence, instead of having to wait until 1996.

It decreed a life sentence that allows the 23-year-old defendant to seek parole - 30 years from now.

But those inmates were already eligible to seek parole because they had served the minimum time of their sentences and might have been released anyway.

The board said Mr. Steinberg would not be allowed to seek parole again for two years.

Mr. Phillips, now 71 and two years beyond his minimum term, was seeking parole from a panel of three commissioners.

Behind bars, they regarded themselves as prisoners of war and refused to seek parole or a pardon.

By 1999, it had dropped to 46.6 percent of inmates seeking parole for the first time.

One possibility is that he wished to avoid adverse publicity at a time when Boudin was seeking parole.