Former Manson Disciple Van Houten Gets New Shot at Parole
Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday.
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Murderer and Rapist Says He Feels Like a ‘Political Football’
A “model prisoner” who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a convenience store clerk 30 years ago when he was a soldier, and who was two days away from being released for good behavior this year when his parole agreement was abruptly rescinded, has sued Louisiana for turning him into a “political football.”
Read moreOJ Simpson Granted Parole After 9 Years in Prison
CARSON CITY, Nev. (CN) – O. J. Simpson, former football star turned convicted robber, is set to be released from
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California Inmates Decry Changes to Voter-Backed Early Release Plan
A civil rights group claims in state court that prisons officials cunningly tweaked a voter-approved early-release measure and are planning to categorically exempt inmates incarcerated for nonviolent crimes that require them to register with the state as a sex offender.
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Guantanamo Parole Board Reconvenes Under Trump
The parole board established to evaluate the detention statuses of the men at Guantanamo Bay met under the directive of the Trump administration for the first time Thursday.
Read moreSex Offenders Say Illinois Parole System Is Broken
More than 4,000 sex offenders in Illinois face effective life sentences despite a court granting them parole because of restrictions on where they can live, seven men claim in a federal class action.
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