Legal Commentary

"Squeaky" Fromme To Be Paroled, Served 34 Years

By Jeralyn

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme will be paroled on August 16, after serving 34 years for pointing a gun at President Gerald R. Ford. She is 60 years old.

The former Manson disciple (she was not part of the Tate/LaBianca murders) was eligible for parole in 1985 but did not request it. She was granted parole in 2008, but had to do extra time due to a separate sentence imposed for a 1987 escape attempt from a West Virginia prison. [More...]

Federal inmates serving life are generally paroled after 30 years, unless the parole commission decides to block the release, according to a commission spokesman. Inmates who are paroled remain under supervision until the commission decides to terminate the sentence.

Sara Jane Moore was released in 2007 after serving 32 years for her attempt on President Ford's life. She's 80 and doing just fine. Here's more on Squeaky in her own words from the Memoirs of Squeaky Fromme.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 05, 2009 (boomark / email).