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| Computer Errors Free Over 1000 California Prisoners |
| By losangeles.ibtimes.com - Toby Grant |
| Published: 05/26/2011 |
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It has been discovered that computer errors led to the mistaken release of hundreds of high-risk California prisoners. Some 450 high-risk prisoners and over 1,000 state inmates with various offenses were freed as "unsupervised parolees" under a program created in January last year to ease overcrowding. An investigation by the state's inspector general revealed that inmates were placed on "non-revocable parole", according to the Los Angeles Times. This means the prisoners are not required to report to parole officers and would be ordered back to prison only if they committed a crime. The program was intended for inmates at low risk for re-offending, so that parole agents can focus on more higher-risk parolees. According to the inspector general, the computer system used in the program doesn't access an inmate's disciplinary record and lacks conviction files for nearly half of California's 16.4 million arrest records, according to LA Times. Read More. |
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