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| Mont. denies dying inmate medical parole |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 10/31/2003 |
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A terminally ill prison inmate whose request for medical parole was misplaced by officials for a year lost his bid for freedom. Saying 63-year-old Roy Link was not sick enough to no longer be a danger, the state Board of Pardons and Parole unanimously rejected his request to be released Wednesday, 25 months before he is eligible for parole. Board member Mark Fournier said Link was not incapacitated as the law requires for medical parole. Link submitted his initial request for medical parole in August 2002, but it was lost by administrators. A year later, after The Associated Press reported the mistake, he was allowed to file a second application. Link, serving 25 years for helping his sister kill their stepfather in a 1996 fire, has been diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes, degenerative bone disease, liver problems and gall bladder disease, among other things. Two doctors have concluded that Link has little time to live. Montana State Prison Warden Mike Mahoney and Dr. Liz Rantz, the prison medical director, recommended Link be considered for parole. Board member Ken Peterson said Link could request medical parole again if his condition deteriorates. Link told a board staff member that he would become sufficiently ill to qualify by simply refusing to take medication. |
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