I think she’ll eventually be released. They let that lunatic Squeaky Fromme out, so I’m betting Van Houten will get out as well. Besides, she has the added advantage of an aristocratic sounding name. Fair or not, a lot of people will hear the name and think, “Nah, she’ll never get in trouble again.”
I understand what you’re saying and I fear you could be right but Squeaky was not one of the group sentenced to death for the brutal murders. Don’t get me wrong, Squeaky should not have been paroled either, IMO.