# Van Houten parole reinstated by appeals court (has been released July 11, 2023)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 30, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790 "2023-05-30T21:54:41Z")
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### Author: ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790/101 "2023-07-16T19:20:59Z")

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Is that because you think she shouldn’t have been paroled now, or should have been paroled a long time ago?

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### Author: ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790/102 "2023-07-16T20:48:33Z")

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It means I think she should have been paroled the same as unknown people with similar records.

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### Author: ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790/103 "2023-07-17T02:59:45Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> I think my cousin’s point about people having nothing to lose is valid, and so people in for life should be able to apply for parole.

Agreed.

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790/104 "2025-08-27T23:52:25Z")

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Update.  
According to [Cielodrive.com](http://Cielodrive.com), on Aug. 21 her parole ended.

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### Author: ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-houten-parole-reinstated-by-appeals-court-has-been-released-july-11-2023/984790/105 "2025-08-28T10:22:47Z")

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> [@SuntanLotion](#):
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> According to [Cielodrive.com](http://Cielodrive.com), on Aug. 21 her parole ended.

She has been released from parole and is completely free? I can’t really tell from the link.

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