▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁bill ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁member ▁Nick ▁Sch ro er ▁and ▁co - sp os ored ▁by ▁member ▁Barbara ▁Washington ▁was ▁introduced , ▁which ▁if ▁passed ▁would ▁give ▁people ▁sent enced ▁as ▁ju ven iles ▁greater ▁opportunity ▁for ▁par ole . ▁In ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁bill , ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁mentioned ▁by ▁name ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁par ole ▁if ▁it ▁passes . ▁The ▁bill ▁has ▁strong ▁bi - part isan ▁support , ▁but ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁scheduled ▁for ▁hearing . ▁A ▁separate ▁pet ition ▁asking ▁Missouri ▁Governor ▁Mike ▁Par son ▁to ▁grant ▁B ost ic ▁cle men cy ▁was ▁launched ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁and ▁gathered ▁around ▁ 5 0 ▁sign atures ▁from ▁both ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁B ost ic ▁completed ▁a ▁General ▁Edu c ational ▁Development ▁in ▁prison , ▁business ▁classes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ear ning ▁a ▁par ale gal ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁educational ▁certific ates , ▁including ▁ones ▁from ▁Adams ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Missouri ▁State ▁University . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁classes ▁away ▁from ▁finishing ▁an ▁associate ▁degree . ▁He ▁also ▁states ▁he ▁has ▁written ▁eight ▁books ▁of ▁poetry ▁and ▁four ▁non - f iction ▁books . ▁B ost ic ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁vict ims ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁after ▁entering ▁prison , ▁apolog izing ▁for ▁his ▁cr imes