Like his brother Erik before him, a California parole board has declined to give Lyle Menendez freedom. In back-to-back decisions that came days after the 36th anniversary of their parents infamous shooting deaths, both Menendez brothers lost their chance at freedom, largely over contraband cellphones they used behind bars.

The decision came one day after Erik Menendez was denied parole in the 1989 murder of their parents. The brothers will both be eligible for parole in three years.