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| Hearst gang woman back in prison | Hearst gang woman back in prison |
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| A member of a radical US 1970s group has been returned to jail, less than a week after being released on parole. | A member of a radical US 1970s group has been returned to jail, less than a week after being released on parole. |
| Sarah Jane Olson was freed on Monday after seven years in jail for attempted bombings and second-degree murder during a campaign in 1975. | Sarah Jane Olson was freed on Monday after seven years in jail for attempted bombings and second-degree murder during a campaign in 1975. |
| But officials found an "administrative error", and realised she still had one more year to serve before being freed. | But officials found an "administrative error", and realised she still had one more year to serve before being freed. |
| Olson's lawyer said the California prison authorities were "bowing to political pressure". | Olson's lawyer said the California prison authorities were "bowing to political pressure". |
| Olson, 61, will not now be eligible for parole until March 2009. | Olson, 61, will not now be eligible for parole until March 2009. |
| Formerly known as Kathleen Soliah, she was a member of the militant Symbionese Liberation Army. | Formerly known as Kathleen Soliah, she was a member of the militant Symbionese Liberation Army. |
| The group became famous for kidnapping newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in 1974. | The group became famous for kidnapping newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in 1974. |
| Olson then went on the run for almost a quarter of a century, marrying and living undetected in Minnesota. | Olson then went on the run for almost a quarter of a century, marrying and living undetected in Minnesota. |
| Release criticised | Release criticised |
| After a tip-off, she was arrested in 1999 and in 2001 she was found guilty of attempted bombings. In 2003 she also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder over the death of bank customer in a 1975 robbery near Sacramento. | |
| In all, she was sentenced to 14 years in prison. | In all, she was sentenced to 14 years in prison. |
| Her early release brought protests from a Los Angeles police officers union. | Her early release brought protests from a Los Angeles police officers union. |
| On Friday, she was detained at Los Angeles airport, as she was about to fly to Minnesota. She had informed her parole officer about the journey. | On Friday, she was detained at Los Angeles airport, as she was about to fly to Minnesota. She had informed her parole officer about the journey. |
| She will now be returned to the same prison from which she was released earlier in the week. | She will now be returned to the same prison from which she was released earlier in the week. |
| Officials said that the error in her release date was because of a failure to factor the second sentence into her parole calculations. | |
| But Olson's lawyer said that was "ridiculous". | But Olson's lawyer said that was "ridiculous". |
| "We received an order from the state parole board more than a month ago informing us that she would be released on 17 March," said Shawn Chapman Holley. | |
| "The idea that suddenly they discovered an error is untrue," she added. "As far as we're concerned they're bowing to political pressure and they are wrong." | "The idea that suddenly they discovered an error is untrue," she added. "As far as we're concerned they're bowing to political pressure and they are wrong." |
| The Symbionese Liberation Army formed in Berkeley, California in the 1970s, committed to fighting against what it said was an oppressive governmental regime. | The Symbionese Liberation Army formed in Berkeley, California in the 1970s, committed to fighting against what it said was an oppressive governmental regime. |
| The group carried out a series of bombings, murders and robberies before most of its members were killed in a dramatic fire in 1974 after a gun battle with Los Angeles police. | The group carried out a series of bombings, murders and robberies before most of its members were killed in a dramatic fire in 1974 after a gun battle with Los Angeles police. |