Leslie Van Houten

[Saboburns]

24. How many murders do you think are committed in this country each year?

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/latest-crime-statistics-released

Almost 16,000 in 2015.

And this:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1400-lifers-released-from-california-prisons-in-last-3-years/

1,400 'lifers' released from California prisons in last 3 years

SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 1,400 lifers in California's prisons have been released over the past three years -- a sharp turnaround in a state where murderers and others sentenced to life with the possibility of parole almost never got out.

Since taking office three years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown has affirmed 82 percent of the parole board decisions, resulting in a record number of inmates with life sentences going free.

Calif. struggles with prison overcrowding

Brown's predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, authorized the release of 557 lifers during his six-year term, sustaining the board at a 27 percent clip. Before that, Gov. Gray Davis over three years approved the release of two.
This dramatic shift in releases under Brown comes as the state grapples with court orders to ease a decades-long prison crowding crisis that has seen triple bunking, prison gyms turned into dormitories and inmates shipped out of state.