Was Charles Manson a CIA asset?

“Someone stepped in…”
Immunity from prosecution
Was Charles Manson a CIA asset?
Well, someone gave him an infinite get-out-of-jail-free card post-67 and actively let him run wild.
On parole and want to go to Mexico?
No problem.
On parole and want to commit crimes?
No problem.
Want to leave the county you were paroled to and lead a cult in another part of the state?
No problem.
Manson spent most of his life in federal prisons but was let out just long enough to commit mayhem.
Did they do drug testing on him when he was in prison?
Looks like it.