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| NM Corrections Department audit: More than 50 inmates released early by mistake |
| By therepublic.com - Russell Contreras |
| Published: 05/16/2013 |
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — More than 50 inmates were mistakenly released early from New Mexico prisons, including a convicted murderer with more than four years left to serve, according to a new state audit released Wednesday. The New Mexico Corrections Department said most of 51 offenders identified in the audit of 6,900 inmate files were erroneously released from September 2010 and September 2012 due to miscalculations on time left to serve. According to the audit, an inmate convicted of second degree murder was incorrectly let free in February 2012 but had four years and four months left on a prison term. Another inmate convicted of second-degree murder walked out in November 2011 with 30 days left, the audit found. Around 15 were convicted of violent offenses ranging from aggravated battery to sexual contact of a minor, the audit showed. Most of the inmates released early had less than a month left the serve, the audit said. Read More. |
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