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Article: Ex-Manson follower claims she is a political prisoner
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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RIVERSIDE -- Former Charles Manson disciple and convicted murderer
Susan Atkins says she has become a political prisoner and is seeking
release from prison.
The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Riverside County, where
she is incarcerated, contends that Atkins is a victim of Gov. Gray
Davis' controversial policy opposing parole for convicted murderers.
Since he took office, Davis has freed only two, both women who
suffered from battered women's syndrome when they killed. He has
vetoed more than 150 other releases recommended by parole boards.
"Over the course of her incarceration, Ms. Atkins has been
transformed into a political prisoner," said the civil rights lawsuit
filed by ...