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"contents": "<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a look at what will happen to Pistorius after his release under South africa’s so-called restorative justice programme.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>What will happen to Pistorius after his release?</b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pistorius — known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs — became eligible for parole in March 2023 after he had served half of his 13 years and five months sentence for murder.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was granted parole on 24 November, to take effect on 5 January.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Read more in Daily Maverick:</b> <a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-24-pistorius-to-walk-free-after-chequered-justice-experience-in-prison/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pistorius to walk free — after chequered justice experience in prison</span></a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said in November that Pistorius will complete the remainder of his sentence in the country’s community corrections system.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He will be under the supervision of the DCS and will be subjected to parole conditions until his sentence expires in December 2029.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He will be assigned a monitoring official, who will have to be kept informed when Pistorius is seeking job opportunities or moving homes.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the conditions, Pistorius will also have to attend programmes on gender-based violence and continue therapy sessions on anger management, a lawyer for the Steenkamp family said shortly after he was granted parole.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is expected to live in Pretoria.</span>\r\n<h4><b>What was considered for his early release?</b></h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors are typically taken into account by a parole board, including the nature of the crime, the possibility of reoffending, conduct in prison, physical and mental well-being and potential threats a prisoner may face if released.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to his parole, Pistorius also participated in the </span><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-04-restorative-justice-in-south-africa-could-benefit-both-victims-and-perpetrators-of-violence/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restorative justice programme</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> — a system introduced after the end of apartheid to deal with apartheid-era crimes in a more participative and reconciliatory way.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is based partly on how indigenous cultures handled crime long before Europeans colonised South Africa, with the aim of bringing affected parties in a crime together to find closure, rather than merely punishing perpetrators.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An integral part of the restorative justice programme is a victim-offender dialogue that brings parties affected by a crime together to try to achieve closure. Participation is voluntary.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pistorius was moved to a prison closer to where the Steenkamp family stayed in late 2021, ahead of reconciliation talks aimed at a potential early release from prison.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He and the late Barry Steenkamp — Reeva’s father — </span><a href=\"https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL8N2YI4CF&linkedFromStory=true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">participated</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the victim-offender dialogue on June 22, 2022.</span>\r\n<h4><b>What has been the reaction to his early release?</b></h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steenkamp family’s lawyer said in November that they were not surprised by the parole decision, issued after Pistorius had completed a set portion of his sentence.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the run-up to the parole hearing, Reeva Steenkamp’s mother June released a statement saying she was not convinced Pistorius had been rehabilitated. However, she said she had no objections to his release.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Pistorius was granted parole, June Steenkamp lauded the parole board’s efforts in involving the victims.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pistorius’ lawyer and family did not comment. <strong>DM</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, William Maclean)</span>",
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