One day after officials in California rejected Erik Menendez’s bid for parole, his older brother will appear before commissioners Friday and hope for a different outcome.

The decision by a California parole board not to recommend parole for Erik Menendez is only one part of what has been a multipronged effort by their lawyers to free him and his brother Lyle.

The decision Thursday to keep Erik Menendez in prison cited his "lack of growth" during his time in prison, referencing his repeated violations of incarceration rules, including his use of a contraba...