Leslie Van Houten, Follower of Cult Leader Charles Manson, Released From California Prison

Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2017. Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool

LOS ANGELES—Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders.

Ms. Van Houten “was released to parole supervision,” the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.