We have known for years that the system is a mess but this is taking it to a whole new level. According to news reports on yahoo, California’s automated system just raised the gate and let 450 violent felons walk due to a computer error. Oops….sorry about that.
The full story is here http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110527/tc_yblog_technews/prison-computer-error-lets-450-violent-felons-walk-free