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| Inmate released early due to computer glitch is charged with vehicular homicide |
| By abajournal.com- Debra Cassens Weiss |
| Published: 12/30/2015 |
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A Washington state inmate who was mistakenly released from prison too early has been charged with vehicular homicide for an accident that occurred when he should have been incarcerated. The former inmate, Robert Terrance Jackson Jr., was released on Aug. 10, though he should have remained in prison until Dec. 6, report the Seattle Times, the Bellevue Reporter and KOMO News. The accident, which killed Jackson’s 35-year-old girlfriend, Lindsay Hill, occurred on Nov. 11. “Nothing I can say will bring back Ms. Hill. I deeply regret that this happened,” said Department of Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke. “On behalf of the Department of Corrections, I apologize.” Jackson was among more than 3,000 inmates in the state who were released early since 2002 because computer software miscalculated good time credits. As of this date, the state has identified two improperly released inmates who have been accused of crimes since their release, and the Department of Corrections is conducting a further review, the Seattle Times reports. Read More. |
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