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PORTLAND, Ore. — Routine computer maintenance caused a technical glitch that sent thousands of false reports, saying prison inmates had been released, according to Oregon officials.
About 8,000 incorrect notices went out to victims and their families Friday, including an alert that wrongfully said a prisoner convicted of killing two schoolgirls in Oregon City had been discharged.
Corrections Department spokeswoman Betty Bernt said the glitch happened while the state was updating its large inmate database, which contains about 15,000 files.
The system contract, Appriss, said the notification system — called VINE, or Victim Information and Notification Everyday — is used in 47 states, but the glitch was limited to Oregon.
