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| Michigan Paroles 13 Prisoners Too Early |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/30/2003 |
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The state mistakenly paroled 13 prisoners too early, and they since have been returned to state prisons, the Department of Corrections said Tuesday. The errors were found in an audit of 470 prisoners granted parole under a new law that eliminated long mandatory minimum sentences for first-time drug offenders, Corrections Director Patricia L. Caruso said. The audit was ordered after prosecutors charged Daniel Franklin with first-degree murder in the deaths of his ex-wife and her two young daughters just days after he was paroled. The state has said a coding error allowed Franklin to be released earlier than his 2006 parole date. Eight of the prisoners released early were not eligible for parole because they were on parole or probation at the time of their offense, Caruso said. The corrections department incorrectly calculated the parole eligibility date of the five other prisoners, she said. Caruso said that although the audit is finished, the department is continuing an internal review of the circumstances around the errors in each case, she said. |
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