O.J. Simpson Mocks Prison-Release Classes

Disgraced football star O.J. Simpson is set to walk from prison after serving nine years on armed robbery charges, but one thing stands between the felon and freedom: mandatory pre-release classes that insiders say he regards as a big joke!

The 70-year-old NFL Hall of Famer is scheduled to be released on parole in early October — if he completes the course load, which is meant to prepare inmates for life on the outside. “They are as simple as learning how to balance a checkbook,” according to an insider. “Some of the classes don’t apply to him — some do.”

One of the mandatory classes discusses how to get a phone if you don’t have credit. “You don’t have much credit when you’ve been gone for nine years,” says the insider, noting if prisoners don’t complete the courses, they “don’t get released.”

Sources said Simpson will attend the school sessions but feels the life lessons don’t apply to him! “Simpson is going through the motions and being compliant — but it’s all a game," The National ENQUIRER learned from a source. "He just wants to get out. Privately, he laughs to other inmates about balancing his checkbook, saying, ‘I’m rich and can still afford to pay other people to do that.’ ”

“ ‘When I’m outside, I’m going to be living like a king! Golf every day, booze, broads and a reality show of my own will put me back on top!' " he reportedly crowed. “ ‘So for now, I’ll play the good prisoner and go along to get along.’ ”