Manson Follower One Big Step Closer to FreedomFriday, 07 July 2023 09:11 PM EDT
California's governor announced Friday that he won't ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders.
In a brief statement, the governor's office said an appeal was unlikely to succeed. ...
She was recommended for parole five times since 2016 but Newsom and former Gov. Jerry Brown rejected all those recommendations.
However, a state appeals court ruled in May that Van Houten should be released, noting what it called her "extraordinary rehabilitative efforts, insight, remorse, realistic parole plans, support from family and friends," and favorable behavior reports while in prison. ...
Associated Press via Newsmax