Re: As for the former prisoners,
I'm a law and order type as far and hard on it as you can get before you fall into outright thuggery calling itself law and order.
On this count I'd have to say the prisoners have been discharged by the state and are free. It's not their fault the state didn't properly keep track of the time they served and they were released early.
As to the jackalope who delayed the patch... Yeah, he wouldn't want me for his judge. I'd probably make HIM serve all the time for all the prisoners he let out early.