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Watch O.J. Simpson's parole hearing: Everything you need to know

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O.J. Simpson's parole hearing is set for 1 p.m. ET Thursday and will be streamed live on CBSSports.com. Simpson is eligible to be released from prison after being sentenced to a minimum of nine years and a maximum of 33 years in prison for a crime in September 2007.

Here's a refresher on how Simpson wound up behind bars and what's next:

Why is he behind bars?

Simpson was sentenced in 2007 after being found guilty of robbing two men in Las Vegas for hundreds of items of sports memorabilia. Simpson claimed that he was trying to get things that were his, but he took items that were not tied to him.