Gov Newsom will not appeal ruling allowing release of Manson follower

[madaboutharry]

1. It's complicated.

She’s an old woman. In 1969 she was doing drugs and indoctrinated into a sick cult.
There is no reason to think after 53 years of being a “model prisoner” that she is in any way a threat to society.

It all comes down to whether you believe a murderer should ever be released from prison, regardless of evidence of reform or the passage of time.

I know I believe the death penalty has no place in a civilized society.

Paroling Leslie Van Houten is a tough one. But at this point denying her parole would seem more about politics than punishment.