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.

Lyle Menendez was denied parole on Friday, keeping him behind bars with his younger brother Erik Menendez, whose parole was denied on Thursday.

Lyle Menendez will remain in prison after the California parole board rejected his bid for freedom on Friday night, a day after officials rejected his brother, Erik, for an early release. The pair must wait three more years until their next parole hearing.