Minor Computer Flaw Frees State Prisoners

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

Developers <http://developers.slashdot.org/> : Minor Computer Flaw Frees
State Prisoners 

Posted by Zonk <http://slashdot.org/~Zonk/>  on Sunday October 23, @03:41PM
from the prisoners-develope-interest-in-coding dept. 
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Ruvim <mailto:slashdot () dotmasters com>  writes "A Michigan State audit shows
a software glitch let some  <http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=4004197>
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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