Dominic Marak has few months to live. He has incurable cancer and at this writing, all treatments to cure have stopped and he is on the prison' version of hospice care. We are asking you to write or email Chairman Tate to ask him to release Dominic to his home or a facility where family and friends can be with him as they will. Dominic has applied for compassionate release but has been denied because of an awesome misreading of the procedure that would have allowed him release.
After reading the documents and letters below, please write or email Chairman Tate, asking him to release Dominic so he can spend his last months with his family and friends.
Hello,
Dominic Marak has a few months to live. He is dying of terminal cancer. His doctors have gone through all possible remediations, the cancer aggressively returns and he is now on palliative care. He wants above all to be with his family in his last months, which will be brutally painful.
Dominic is 55, has been in prison 22 years. Here is his explanation: “I have been behind bars since February 20th, 1999 for a series of crimes meeting underage females on line. The crimes range from actual sexual intercourse to a kiss on the cheek with sexually suggestive talk(20 years). When I came to prison I was mad at the world and blamed everybody for my imprisonment but the true culprit: myself. One day, I looked in a mirror and wondered what happened to me. I had once been a good human being and devolved into a human piece of trash. From that day on, I worked to become the man I am today.”
He applied for Compassionate Release through Executive Directive 31 and was denied because he has served more time than25% of his sentence. There was no question of the nature of his cancer or his readiness for release.
This is absurd and this is a gross misreading of Executive Directive #31. You are Dominic's only chance here for he will not live till his parole date next June. He needs your help now. I can see no rational explanation for this denial. Where is the parole Commission's humanity? Please Help.
your name and contact information
Here is Dominic's Story in his own words:
Dominic Marak 152875 OSCI,
BD1965. 55 years old, eligible for parole since 2016/From June 2021 Letter
My name is Dominic Marak. I am 55 years old and a prisoner confined in the Red Granite prison (now in OSCI). I have been behind bars since February 20th, 1999 for a series of crimes meeting underage females on line. The crimes range from actual sexual intercourse to a kiss on the cheek with sexually suggestive talk(20 years).
When I came to prison I was mad at the world and blamed everybody for my imprisonment but the true culprit: myself. One day, I looked in a mirror and wondered what happened to me. I had once been a good human being and devolved into a human piece of trash. From that day on, I worked to become the man I am today.
I'm a good, decent, lawful citizen, who despite being imprisoned, works through prison’s hurdles to give back to his community.
In late December of 2019, after 20 years in a maximum security prison I was transferred to Red Granite. Within six months I began to feel ill In October 2, 2019 I was diagnosed with TP53 mantle cell lymphoma, an incurable, highly aggressive cancer with median life expectancy of 18 months. By the time the DOC finally got me diagnosed (initially they treated me for Constipation), I was in a wheelchair, diapers, unable to stand to shower, and requiring help to get dressed. UW health diagnosed me as being malnourished and suffering from a protein deficiency, despite being under DOC care the entire time.
The pain and suffering I was in during was more than I ever believed a human being could endure. It is beyond putting into words
on October 23rd 2019, I was emergency admitted to UW Health to stabilize me prior to beginning treatment. After being returned to prison I was put in several various stages of solitary confinement for my own benefit, before being transferred to the Infirmary at the Dodge prison> While at Dodge I was held in a cell for two months with a state issued TV and no property.
When my health improved I was returned to Red Granite in early January 2020, where I continued to replace on and off in solitary confinement for my own health.
UW gave me 3 directives: put on and keep on weight, exercise; keep clean. I was back to running and lifting weights on a daily basis. I had achieved full remission.
While in solitary confinement in the summer of 2020 for leaving the prison for medical treatments, I learned I fell out of remission. Within weeks tumors began to pop up all over my head, neck and face, while others were detected through my body with a PET scan.
A tumor near my near my right eye began pressing on my optical nerve blurring my vision requiring a pass to be worn over my right eye. We began a new series of treatments and I received partial remission. I relapsed in October but asked to be to hold off for the next line of treatment until after the holidays I wanted to enjoy Christmas and be with friends.. By the time we began the next treatment I was but a lump of flesh in a bed in incredible pain.
Tumors in my sinus cavities kept me in pain and in bed except to get medication. After another stay at UW health and more solitary confinement because I had left the prison for medical reasons, I again achieved partial remission. CART-cell therapy was then planned because the team at UW realized how quickly my cancer mutated beyond every treatment. in April 2021 I underwent CART- cell therapy. on June 1st UW determined the treatment failed and having run out of ways to fight this disease switch to palliative care,
I have too much throughout my body and it has been detected in my central nervous system. I have a tumor's mass on my neck pressing down on the nerves feeding my right shoulder and arm and fingers. this has caused severe pain, since improved through steroids, numbness, tingling, loss of range of motion, and extreme loss of strength.
I am struggling to brush my teeth and hair, shave, bathe, dressing can be difficult and I require help cleaning up after myself. But I can still run because I don't need to use my right arm.
Because we no longer have any avenue to treat the cancer, I will quickly revert to my 2019 state. Constant extreme pain, inability to eat, wheelchair, diapers, requiring aid to do almost everything.
.From 10 9 21 letter
As I told you before, I'm on a decline. I was placed in the long term care(LTC) unit on Monday. I can no longer function on my own. They changed my diapers.
I am paralyzed below the waist. We need to get all this in motion prior to me dying. The nurse says things will continue advancing and when I nod out, which I do frequently, I will just go into a coma.
I hope that it is peaceful.
thank you again for joining me on this journey on this fight. Mustafa too,
The Atheist, the Muslim and you never said what you were. I wish they could see how people can get along regardless of belief.
LET'S GIVE THEM A HELL OF A FIGHT.
love, Dominic
documents:
Affidavit of physician attesting to Dominic Marak's condition: https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/marak-affidavit-doctor.pdf
Below is the executive order #31,compassionate release for old law prisoners ( those convicted before truth ( TIS) in sentencing was passed)
https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/exec-directive-31best.pdf
and the parole commission's denial and Dominic's complaint:
https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/dominic-marak-denial-and-compl.pdf
FFUP's letter to Chairman Tate:
https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/d-marak-to-tate-8-8-21.pdf
Parole Commission's explanation of denial.( note: with this explanation NO OLD LAW prisoners are eligible for compassionate release since all, by definition, have served at least 25% of their time)
https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/dominique-marak-from-parole-8-15-21-1.pdf
Now in a heroic effort to help many of the nearly 3000 prisoners stuck in limbo, long ready and eligible for release but denied. He is filing a lawsuit asking the court to force the DOC to review their interpretation of Executive order 31 so that those old law prisoners it addresses, are eligible for release when extraordinary circumstances confront them. He will not live for the long court struggle that will surely ensue so asks that his estate keep the case going after his death. This, he feels , is one way he can give back.
rough draft of suit about to be filed ( 1021)
https://ffupcases.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/dominic-marak-rough-draft-suit-9-21.pdf
