Article: Ex-Manson follower claims she is a political prisoner

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 ...

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