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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. Terrible representative by StewardsHaveMoreFun · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Rep. Rick Jones: "I'm glad it's not murderers. Obviously the category of crimes, the bad check writers and the drug people, we still don't want those folks to get our early.
    Learn to spell 'cheque' you fag. Who voted this guy in?
    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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