The brothers had their hopes of a quick release dashed late last week. Their lawyers, and Gov. Gavin Newsom, could speed up the process — or they could even cut their wait time in half.

E rik and Lyle Menendez will remain in prison after the California parole board rejected both of their bids for early release this week. The pair must wait three more years until their next parole hearing.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have served more than three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in 1989.