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The Utah Board of Pardons is considering compassionate release for John Pender Miller Jr.

Miller, imprisoned for 45 years, faces health issues complicating his prison care.

Victim's family opposes release, citing public safety concerns and Miller's past actions.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole is once again considering whether to grant a "compassionate release" to a man who has been incarcerated for 45 years.

But a cousin of the 2-year-old girl whom 60-year-old John Pender Miller Jr. sexually assaulted and killed in 1980 when he was 15, says the state should stick to its decision of letting Miller serve out his entire life sentence in prison.

"Mr. Miller forfeited the right to have a preference on his living condit

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