Erik Menendez has been hospitalized, prompting his attorney to seek his release from prison ahead of an upcoming parole hearing.

The 57-year-old has been serving a sentence of life without parole along with his brother, Lyle Menendez, after being convicted of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. A judge recently resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole.

His lawyer, Mark Geragos, told TMZ that Menendez was having a "serious medical condition" and should receive a prison furlough, something the governor granted some inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geragos did not elaborate on the condition, but he said releasing Menendez was the "only fair and equitable thing to do" so he would have time to properly prepare

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