“Charles Manson, one of America’s most notorious mass murderers, was denied parole on Wednesday for the 10th time at a hearing before a prison board at Corcoran State Prison in California where he has been jailed for masterminding a bloody 1969 rampage, prison officials said.”

His next chance for parole is in the year 2007, said Lt. Johnny Castro, a spokesman at the Corcoran State Prison where Manson is being held about 150 miles (240 km) north of Los Angeles.

Castro said Manson, 67, who is currently being held in solitary confinement to keep him away from the general prison population, was refused parole because he has had 17 ‘serious’ infractions on his record since his last parole hearing five years ago, including ‘possession of a (blunt object) weapon and threatening to hurt or kill peace officers.’

Manson was also charged, in 1997, of arson for trying to set his mattress on fire, Castro said.

Ten bucks says the first thing Baretta does in the joint is kick this guy’s ass (’cause let’s face it: freaks need pecking orders, too).

Twenty bucks says FOX televises the re-match — or at least arranges a vicious game of dodge ball between the two (with celebrity coaches Danny Bonaduce and J.M. J. Bullock)…

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