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Free as a bird? Or not?
This slashdot story made me smile. A software bug set inmates free early and late, some by nearly half a year!
I used to be the commander of a high security prison, and I understand how those systems work. What I find interesting is the number of check and balances that most prisons have. I'm familiar with the inner working of most prisons in Israel, both military and civilians, and it's hard to believe that you would get a case of this proprotions.
One case might happen, but then all hell would break lose.
In any case, I find it very hard to believe that the inmates do not know when they are to be released, and while they might not speak if they are released early, they would definately speak if their due date has come and they are still inside. I never knew an inmate that didn't know to the day (and usually to the hour) how long he was inside, and how long he still had.
I remember having to go over all the inmates files weekly, checking that all the documents were in order, and that the computer system* was correct. I find it hard to believe that they didn't have any kind of human intervantion. I know that when I released an inmate, I went over all the paperwork twice, because you don't play around with this kind of stuff.
* A glorified name for Excel sheet.
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