NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK: A computer error allowed 3,200 inmates an early release.
NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK: A computer error allowed 3,200 inmates an early release.
Gov. Jay Inslee made that announcement at a news conference Tuesday during which he vowed to “fix this, fix it fast, and fix it right.”
The computer calculating error affected about 3 percent of the inmates released since July 2002. All were felons who had been convicted with a sentencing enhancement — for example, for using a firearm in the commission of their crime. The median number of days the inmates got out early was 49; at least one inmate was released 600 days early.
