After prosecutors acknowledged a parole misstep ten years after the death of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the man may be allowed to leave jail.

Oscar Pistorius, the disgraced athlete, may be released from prison after the prosecution acknowledged that they erred in turning down prior requests for parole. The double amputee and Olympian has been imprisoned in South Africa ever since his Valentine's Day 2013 murder of model lover Reeve Steenkamp. The 36-year-old Pistorius stated he believed she was an intruder and the shooting was an unfortunate error.

After being found guilty of manslaughter, the conviction was eventually enhanced to murder, and he was given a 13-year, 5-month term. Since then, Pistorius has submitted requests for parole, but all have been denied.

The South African Department of Corrections has stated that a board will determine whether or not he is "suitable or not for social integration" during his case retrial on Friday. In South Africa, serious criminals are not eligible for parole until they have completed at least half of their sentence.

After considering the year and a half that Pistorius had already spent for culpable homicide, the Supreme Court of Appeal finally decided in 2017 that Pistorius should serve the minimum 15-year term for murder in South Africa. Though Pistorius was informed at his initial hearing that he would only be eligible for parole in August 2024, the court erred by failing to account for the additional time he spent while his murder sentence was under appeal. As a result, Pistorius was really eligible for release in March. In light of the appellate court's mistake, Pistorius' attorneys successfully argued their case before the nation's highest court, the Constitutional Court, and won him a second hearing on Friday.