Ex-Manson follower dying, seeks release from prison

LOS ANGELES, California - Former Manson family member Susan Atkins has requested a "compassionate release" from prison because she has less than six months to live, a California prisons spokeswoman said Friday. Atkins, 60, was convicted in the 1969 slayings of actress Sharon Tate and four others. She had been incarcerated at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California. More... Pen Pals for Prisoners at PrisonerPal.com