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Minor Computer Flaw Frees State Prisoners

Posted by Zonk on from the prisoners-develope-interest-in-coding dept.

Ruvim writes "A Michigan State audit shows a software glitch let some prisoners get out early. From the article: 'The audit report shows errors in the release dates of 23 prisoners between October 2003 and March 2005. Some were let out early, while others were let out late... A flaw in computer programming caused State jails to release 8 prisoners anywhere from 39-161 days early, prisoners who were doing time for everything from embezzlement and drugs to bad check writing.'"

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  1. Re:Terrible representative by hunterx11 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Presumably he was voted in by Americans, what with their American spelling and use of double quotes.

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  2. Time to upgrade... by thejaded1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    ...from those Pentiums.

    /me ducks

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