By C1 Staff
LINCOLN, Neb. — The State Patrol of Nebraska has handed over a criminal investigation into the Department of Correctional Services to prosecutors.
According to Nebraska Radio Network, the investigation is to determine whether the Department of Correctional Services broke the law when it miscalculated prison sentences and released hundreds of inmates prematurely.
The two prosecuting attorneys include Jon Bruning of the Attorney General’s office and Joe Kelly of the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office.
A miscalculation by the Department of Correctional Services led to the release of 306 inmates before they had served their time.
Most of the inmates were out long enough to receive credit necessary for their sentences to be considered complete. A Supreme Court case states that any individual released early who hasn’t committed a crime while out of prison receives credit for the time served in their community.
Investigations have since revealed that the Department of Correctional Services ignored two state Supreme Court rulings in calculating the prison sentences of inmates.