 On two occasions, Steinberg was denied discretionary parole, mainly because he never expressed remorse for the killing.However, on June 30, 2004, he was paroled under the state's "good time" law, which mandates release of inmates who exhibit good behavior while incarcerated after having served two-thirds or more of the maximum possible sentence.New York State has since increased this ratio to six-sevenths of the maximum term for persons convicted of violent felonies.