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    Commentary: Should former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten be free?

    by Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune Jul 28, 2023 3 minutes
    Sheron Lawin, a member of the Board of Prison Terms commissioners, listens to Leslie Van Houten, after her parole was denied June 28, 2002, at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California.

    Those who want to see the abolishment of capital punishment, and more liberal parole guidelines, claim such a change would create a more civilized society. Perhaps, but a more civilized society remembers and respects its murder victims. Moreover, certain crimes are so heinous that the perpetrators should never be released from prison. If they are, it ultimately bespeaks contempt for the law. That’s why the case of Leslie Van Houten should resonate.

    Denied parole at least 20 times since 1971, Van Houten is now free after spending 53 years

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