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Month: July 2023

Former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says

By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released from a California prison on Tuesday, a prison spokesperson told CNN. Van Houten was released to parole supervision, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Mary Xjimenez said in a statement. She will

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RivCo Sheriff receives go-ahead to overhaul records, jail management systems

The Board of Supervisors today signed off on a $1.18 million contract between the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and an Aberdeen, North Carolina-based consulting firm to assist with upgrading records management, dispatch and jail information systems. In a 4-0 vote without comment — and Supervisor Chuck Washington absent — the board authorized Sheriff Chad Bianco

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