LOS ANGELES - Mass murderer Charles Manson was denied parole on Thursday for the ninth time since he was jailed for masterminding a bloody 1969 rampage, California officials said.
"He was found unsuitable for parole," state Board of Prison Terms spokeswoman Ms Liz Tanaka said after a three-member panel handed down its decision at Corcoran State Prison, - 240 kms north of Los Angeles, where Manson is held.
Ms Tanaka said Manson was denied parole, because of his criminal history, an unfavourable psychiatric report and recent disciplinary problems in prison.
The Board of Prison Terms will hold another hearing in five years to decide whether Manson is then suitable for parole, she said.
Manson (62), one of the world's most notorious criminals, was originally sentenced to die in the gas chamber for masterminding the 1969 killings of actress Sharon Tate - the pregnant wife of film director Roman Polanski - and six other people.
