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Software bug sets free thousands of US prisoners too early

Paul Johnson 1

How to miss the whole point of reforming prisoners

Quote: "The authorities are now trying to find prisoners who were let out early and will send them back to the cooler to finish off their time inside."

So lets say you did your time and you are trying to go straight. Despite all the usual problems with being an ex-convict, over the past year you've managed to land a minimum-wage job, rent a room somewhere cheap, and start trying to put some kind of order in your life.

And then the prison department decides to haul you back in for another 40 or 50 days. Its totally meaningless as far as punishment is concerned, but by the time you get back out your job and room have evaporated, and you are back to square one again.

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