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OJ Simpson: Let Him Be

Update: He'll live in Las Vegas for the "forseeable future," says the Nevada Dept. of Corrections.

O.J. Simpson has been released from prison on parole. He served 9 years before being granted parole. He received no special treatment while in prison or while being considered for parole. My view: Let him be. He's done his time for the robbery and related crimes for which he was convicted and sentenced. He's earned his freedom.

It's not clear where he will be living. It seems like it will be California or Florida, but for now he's in Nevada.

Tom Scotto, a close Simpson friend who lives in Naples, Florida, said by text message he was with Simpson following his release. Scotto did not respond to questions about where they were going or whether Simpson’s sister, Shirley Baker of Sacramento, California, or his daughter, Arnelle Simpson of Fresno, California, were with him.

Here are his parole conditions.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Trump devotee who has been tweeting about her recent visits to the Oval Office doesn't want him in Florida. What grounds are there to refuse Nevada's request for the transfer? None, as far as I can tell. [More...]

As a member of the Interstate Compact and it seems to me, Florida has no discretion to refuse the transfer, since he's a resident of Florida.

Here is her press release and her letter to the Florida Department of Corrections, requesting they either deny the request from Nevada to allow OJ to serve his parole in Florida, or impose ultra-strict conditions on him if the request is granted.

O.J.'s children live in Florida. He lived in Florida for years. As this Dept. of Corrections spokeswoman says:

Department of Corrections spokeswoman Michelle Glady said:

“We are aware of his potential relocati