Leslie Van Houten has been paroled after fifty-three years in prison and three previous denials of parole, by two governors. I have seen articles over the years about the case and it seems clear that, as the parole board found a long time ago, there was no useful purpose to be served by keeping her imprisoned. A recent LA Times article by a prison education program teacher offers further testimony to that fact.
That the parole decision could be repeatedly over-ridden for obvious political reasons by the California governors point to yet another target for justice/prison reform.
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Leslie Van Houten reacts after hearing she is eligible for parole during a 2017 hearing at the California Institution for Women in Chino. (Stan Lim / Associated Press) |
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