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| Inmate wrongly released early asks court to block state from sending him back |
| By greenfieldreporter.com- Grant Schulte |
| Published: 06/27/2014 |
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LINCOLN, Nebraska — One of dozens of inmates who were mistakenly released early after the state miscalculated their sentences is asking a judge to block prosecutors from sending him back to prison, arguing that he already served his minimum sentence. Bruce Caton, 57, was sentenced as a habitual criminal after being convicted of burglary, meaning he had to serve the mandatory minimum of 10 years before he started earning "good time" credit on his 10- to 20-year sentence. Canton was released in October, which under corrected calculations was more than five years early. He was among at least 60 prisoners released early because of miscalculations discovered during a month-long investigation by the Omaha World-Herald. At least two of those prisoners — a drug dealer and a robber — are back in custody for new crimes, and the Department of Correctional Services has said no more prisoners will be released until every sentence is checked. Read More. |
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