If those cretins were ever released, what possible value could they possibly be to society? They have been removed from society for so long, how would they start over? You think Chapman could go back to working with kids at a YMCA? Given the sad, voyeuristic society we live in, he'd probably end up on every talk show, write a book, etc. They're getting a safe, free ride as is-they can read, watch TV, get fed. They have it better off than the homeless, when they should be spending the rest of their miserable lives subsisting, giving them plenty of time to ponder the biggest mistake they should never have the chance to make again.