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LOS ANGELES - Erik and Lyle Menendez 's very first hearing in front of the California state parole board is set for Thursday, Aug. 21 and Friday, Aug. 22.

This comes after the brothers' initial clemency hearing scheduled in June was converted to a parole suitability hearing, according to their lawyers.

What will happen at the parole hearings?

What we know:

A panel of two or three parole hearing officers from a board of commissioners appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will evaluate the brothers individually.

Erik Menendez will have his hearing Thursday morning, followed by Lyle Menendez on Friday, over videoconference from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

The board will assess whether the brothers pose an "unreasonable risk of danger to society

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