Ctx for people who haven't read the article: she was 18 when she tortured and killed a 19yo girl with her boyfriend. They were legally adults (in most jurisdictions) and she was a similar age to the victim. Saying she "killed and tortured a teenager" is intentionally loaded language.

I choose to believe that rehabilitation is possible for every person, no matter the original circumstances. Ideally, everyone should be given the chance to live as freely as possible. Obviously, there has to be a process, there has to be some accountability and safety; but I don't think precluding that as an option categorically at the moment of sentencing is right or just.

I can't speak to her state of mind or risk to society specifically, but that's the position I hold in general.

However, with what I know of the American "justice" system and how capitalist societies are structured and how they treat people with criminal records: I doubt that is the case for many long-term inmates... The situation is regrettable, but the existing 'correctional' institutions in America appear to create more problems than they solve. But ideally, yes; if she had been rehabiliated, she should be slowly reintroduced into society.

However however, with all that said... The argument that "she was sentenced to be executed and the execution was botched, therefore she should be let go" is a bad argument.