Monitoring provider says court software failing to flag inmates

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A local electronic monitoring provider says a new Orleans Parish court case-tracking system is failing to transmit inmate release orders correctly. The company reports that some defendants who should have been fitted with electronic monitors were released without them because the system did not surface the needed records. That breakdown has created safety concerns, especially in a case involving a domestic abuse victim who feared her alleged attacker was released without the required GPS monitor. Court staff, the sheriff’s office, and software administrators are now reviewing the issue and working to fix the transmission problem.

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