A state audit has found that a database glitch allowed more than 20 Michigan inmates out of prison early over the past two years.
According to The Register, prisoners doing time for embezzlement, check fraud and drug offenses were released from state prisons between 39 to 161 days early. “A flaw in computer programming is been blamed for the release date errors,” writes the site.
Hmmm, not a flaw in the person entering the info in the DB? The audit also found that some prisoners, no word on how many, did more time because of the database error.
No worry, Michigan politicians are all over it: “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 out early,” said state assembly representative Rick Jones of the Michigan State Legislature.
What’s the sentence for being a “drug people?”
Via The Register
