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US Prisoners Released Early By Software Bug by Hybrid600: 1:25pm On Dec 25, 2015 |
More than 3,200 US prisoners have been released early because of
a software glitch.
The bug miscalculated the sentence reductions prisoners in
Washington state had received for good behaviour.
It was introduced in 2002 as part of an update that followed a court
ruling about applying good behaviour credits.
State officials said that many early-release prisoners would have to
return to jail to finish their sentences.
"That this problem was allowed to continue for 13 years is deeply
disappointing to me, totally unacceptable and, frankly, maddening,"
said Washington's governor Jay Inslee at a press conference.
The Washington Department of Corrections (DoC) added that it was
made aware of the problem in 2012 when the family of one victim
found out that the offender was getting out too early.
Despite this, the faulty software was not corrected until a new IT
boss for the DoC was appointed, who realised how serious the
problem had become.
The manager then informed senior staff at the DoC and the
governor's office.
Analysis of the errors showed that, on average, prisoners whose
sentences were wrongly calculated got out 49 days early. One
prisoner had his sentence cut by 600 days. It is not known if any
offender committed further crimes after being released
prematurely.
Local police are now helping to round up those who still need to
spend time in jail. Five people have already been returned to cells.
Mr Inslee said he had ordered the DoC to fix the software as
quickly as possible.
An update that applies the correct formula for calculating sentence
cuts is due to be in place by 7 January. Until then the DoC has
been ordered not to release any prisoner without checking
manually that they should be released.
An independent investigation has also been started to find out how
the mistake was left uncorrected for so long. www.bbc.com/news/technology-35167191 |
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