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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:The opposite happened In Dallas TX by Eunuchswear · · Score: 1, Troll
    I love this bit:


    He was placed in a holding cell designed for 63 people but which at that point was crammed with several hundred. "People were literally laying on top of each other," he wrote after being released.


    A "holding cell" designed for 63 people - who says the US isn't a 3rd world country.
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  2. Re:Gracious Me! by KDR_11k · · Score: 1, Troll

    Death penalty is already a human rights violation but since it's tradition noone really cares.

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