Kim Kardashian asks for temporary prison release of Uvalde shooting victim's father

• Kim Kardashian is using her platform to help a grieving family in Uvalde, Texas.
• The reality TV star has asked for the temporary release of the father of one of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school shooting.
• According to reports, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has denied the requests made thus far.

Kim Kardashian is using her platform to help a grieving family in Uvalde, Texas.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, the Skims founder reached out to prison officials to petition for the temporary release of Eli Torres, the father of one of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school shooting on Tuesday, 24 May.

"This is Eliahana 'Ellie' Cruz Torres, ten years old, and one of the 19 victims of the shooting in Uvalde, TX," Kardashian wrote with a photo of the elementary school student. "Her family are desperately hoping that her father, who is incarcerated for a non-violent drug offence, be granted temporary release so that he can attend her funeral."

Kardashian said that requests have been denied so far, adding that she has now asked the Bureau of Prisons to "grant Eli Torres temporary release so that he can say his last goodbye to his baby girl." 

"Every parent deserves that right," she wrote in conclusion.

According to E! News, Eli, 45, is currently locked up in Pine Knot, Kentucky and not scheduled for release until 2033. 

Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott said on Twitter that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had denied the request to allow Ellie's father to attend her funeral. She has since sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear advocating for the Torres family.