The path from behind prison bars to redemption is one a Massachusetts pastor knows well. And in six months, his son will be taking that same path — walking the same steps toward freedom his father took 25 years ago.

Pablo Carambot, of Springfield, was granted parole on Oct. 29 after six months in a lower security facility.

Carambot pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2005 death of Young Man Kim, to one count of armed robbery and to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

He first went in front of the parole board in 2021 but was denied due to his “overall problematic adjustment” in prison, including about 46 disciplinary reports.

Some of the disciplinary reports involved assaultive conduct, weapons pos

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