Erik Menendez, who is currently serving a sentence of 50 years to life alongside his brother Lyle for killing their parents in 1989, is being treated for kidney stones. The brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant Erik a medical furlough in advance of the brothers’ August parole hearing.
A medical furlough for an incarcerated person involves a temporary, supervised leave for treatment.
