Nevertheless, on Tuesday, the courtroom discovered the now 73-year-old — who was solely 19-years-old when she met Charles Manson — had “proven extraordinary rehabilitative efforts, perception, regret, lifelike parole plans, assist from household and associates, favorable institutional stories, and, on the time of the Governor’s determination, had acquired 4 successive grants of parole,” per Deadline.
“Though the Governor states Van Houten’s historic components ‘stay salient,’” the assertion continued, “He identifies nothing within the file indicating Van Houten has not efficiently addressed these components by way of a few years of remedy, substance abuse programming, and different efforts.”