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Medical‑parole recommendation for Melvin Green denied after board weighs dementia, victim impact and risk score
Summary
The parole board denied a request Sept. 11 to grant medical parole to Melvin Green, who has severe dementia and medical needs; the medical director recommended nursing‑home placement, Green’s family sought closer placement, but strong victim impact statements and a high risk score led the board to deny medical parole.
The Louisiana Committee on Parole denied a medical‑parole recommendation Sept. 11 for Melvin Green, a fourth‑felony offender whose medical team documented progressive, severe dementia and placement needs. The hybrid hearing included medical staff from Ryerson Correctional Center, victim impact statements and multiple family members by Zoom.
Doctor Martinez, the facility medical director, described progressive cognitive decline: staff must remind Green to eat and use the restroom, assist with incontinence and supervise him continuously. “His dementia is…
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