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Oscar Pistorius To Be Released From Prison Next Week, Placed On House Arrest

Oscar Pistorius leaving court in Pretoria, Aug. 2014.

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The announcement comes after the track champion — who also competed in the London 2012 Olympics — served just one year of his five-year jail sentence for the 2013 culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

The Kgosi Mampuru prison parole board made the decision Thursday to grant his parole, South Africa’s eNCA reported.

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#OscarPistorius Here is the full statement from Correctional Services on Pistorius's release:

— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter)

The decision was confirmed by South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services later Thursday.