article_snippet.sent: Despite Hooker's century-long jail term, Hooker was allowed to request parole  seven years earlier than under the normal rules, USA Today reported.
article_snippet.sent: In an attempt to reduce USA Today prison population, California has recently introduced the Elderly Parole Program which allows a parole hearing from inmates older than 60 who have served at least 25 years.
article_snippet.sent: But the parole board at Corcoran State Prison, where Hooker is incarcerated, denied the request and have stated the inmate won't get another hearing for 15 years.
article_snippet.sent: Luis Patino, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said Hooker had been given the longest delay period until Hooker next parole hearing as the parole board at Corcoran State Prison, where Hooker is incarcerated found Hooker was 'far from suitable' for being released.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Cameron Hooker's (pictured in 1984) century-long jail term, Colleen Stan had qualified for a new prison program which allowed Colleen Stan to request parole seven years earlier than under the normal rules .
article_snippet.sent: After Hooker's request for parole was refused, Colleen Stan told KXTV: 'the hearing went really well
highlights_snippet.sent: Cameron Hooker applied for early parole but was told Cameron Hooker'd spent at least 15 years in jail .