Mass murderer Charles Manson who was hospitalized in Bakersfield this week has returned to California State Prison-Corcoran where he is serving a life sentence, according to the LA Times.

Earlier this week 23ABC reported that Manson was admitted to Mercy Hospital for gastrointestinal issues.

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On Friday, Manson was supposed to have surgery for intestinal bleeding Thursday night, according to TMZ, but doctors determined he was too weak and the procedure was too risky. 

However Friday evening a spokeswoman for the department confirmed to the LA Times that Manson was back behind bars. 

"'Inmate Manson is at California State Prison-Corcoran," she said in an email declining to elaborate in a follow-up phone call: "He is at the prison. I don't know how much plainer it can be,'" stated LA Times.