article_snippet: A glitch in a prison system's computer system sent out thousands of false notifications that dangerous criminals had been released.
article_snippet: The victim warning system, run by the Oregon Department of Corrections, fired out 8,000 inaccurate messages saying that criminals, including a notorious rapist and double murderer, were on the loose.
article_snippet: Some 1,900 inmates were falsely reported free.
article_snippet: Brea Day, whose cousin was murdered, received a release notification, and thought a release notification was real.
article_snippet: In a statement, the Corrections Department said: 'Routine system maintenance appears to have triggered numerous notifications to victims in error'.
highlights_snippet: 8,000 notifications of release were sent out about some 1,900 inmates .
  