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Jail Authorities Mistakenly Early Released 3,200 Prisoners due to a Silly Software Bug

Washington State Department of Corrections (DoC) is facing an investigation after it early released around 3,200 prisoners over the course of 13 years, since 2002. The software glitch led to a miscalculation of sentence reductions that US prisoners were receiving for their good behaviour. The median number of days of those released early from prison was 49 days before their correct release date. Governor Jay Inslee: “This problem was allowed to continue for 13 years is deeply disappointing to me, totally unacceptable and, frankly, maddening”

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2015/12/early-release-prisoners.html

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