prisoners released error

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Senate panel is beginning its formal hearings into its inquiry into the erroneous early release of prisoners in Washington state. The Senate Law and Justice Committee released thousands of pages of documents gathered as parts of investigation, including emails from the state Department of Corrections related to a software coding error at the agency that led to the early r

  OLMYPIA, Wash. (AP) — A former official of the Washington Department of Corrections has resigned from her job in another state agency. Denise Doty, who was previously assistant secretary of the department when thousands of prisoners were being released in error, was said to be the highest-ranking administrator to have known about the improper releases, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. ... Re