GeekWire

‘Computation’ error at Washington prisons let 3,200 offenders out early

A “computation issue” has allowed more than 3,200 prisoners in Washington state to be released early, the governor’s office said today. Washington Gov. Jay ...
The Advocate

State audit says Louisiana Department of Corrections failing to properly track inmate release dates

The state agency that oversees Louisiana's prisons has failed to properly track inmate release dates, a just-released legislative audit says. The legislative audit report describes what auditors say ...
The Advocate

Amid criticism of inmates kept past sentences, auditor finds problems with Louisiana's oversight

As both the U.S. Department of Justice and federal judges blast Louisiana's Department of Corrections for holding inmates after they are done serving their sentence, Louisiana auditors have found the ...
Oregonian

Hundreds of Oregon prisoners see sentences shaved by days, even years under new court ruling

The Oregon Department of Corrections has quietly reexamined the sentences of the vast majority of the state’s prisoners after a court ruling this summer, sometimes shaving years off a prisoner’s time ...
southcoasttoday

Prisons department changing sentence tracking system

BOSTON — The state prisons department is overhauling the system it uses for tracking sentences following revelations that 14 inmates were confined even after their sentences had been completed, ...