As to whether what he has done will make it good in the eternities...well, there is an final Arbitrator there who will make that decision. Based on what he did, I believe tookie should get an audience in front of that final Arbitrator as quickly as possible.
How many of his books has he sold?
This 'reformed man' angle on Tookie sure has gotten legs. So he's a positive role model for kids, huh? His two known children are both convicted criminals. One for murder, the other for child rape/molestation. In 2000, he was taped in prison ordering the murder of a wayward Crip.
You hate to lose those kinds of pillars to society.