O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he would be granted parole, at a hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, July 20, 2017. Simpson will go free after serving nine years in a Nevada prison on charges stemming from an armed robbery in Las Vegas, the board ruled on Thursday; he becomes eligible for release on Oct. 1. (Jason Bean/Pool via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY --