▁from ▁prison ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Jerry ▁Brown . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁La ure l ▁C any on , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁books ▁and ▁appear ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁and ▁" stand - up ▁phil os opher ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁film maker ▁Barbara ▁Bl um , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Barbara ▁Ch ase , ▁sister ▁of ▁actress ▁T anya ▁Roberts . ▁He ▁adopted ▁Bl um ' s ▁son ▁Zach ary ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁raised ▁him ▁as ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁on ▁several ▁god children , ▁including ▁actress ▁Win ona ▁Ry der ▁( the ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁archiv ist ▁Michael ▁Hor ow itz ) ▁and ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab ▁director ▁Jo i ▁I to . ▁' J oi ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁my ▁form ative ▁years ... he ▁was ▁my ▁d ad ' s ▁God son .... ' ▁- ▁Zach ary ▁Le ary . ▁ ▁Le ary ▁developed ▁an ▁impro b able ▁partners hip ▁with ▁former ▁fo e ▁G . ▁Gordon ▁L idd y , ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg lar ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁radio ▁talk - show ▁host . ▁They ▁tou red ▁the ▁lecture ▁circuit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁ex - cons ▁deb ating ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁issues , ▁including ▁gay ▁rights , ▁abort ion , ▁w elf are , ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁Le ary ▁generally ▁esp oused ▁left - wing ▁views , ▁while ▁L idd y ▁was ▁right -