Oregon Department of Corrections system went wrong Friday evening . 8,000 notifications of release were sent out about some 1,900 inmates . The state has been under fire for the way it handled the situation and is now facing a lawsuit from one inmate who says he was wrongly released. Police were flooded with calls from worried victims and relatives .
Oregon Department of Corrections system went wrong Friday evening . 8,000 notifications of release were sent out about some 1,900 inmates . One was Ward Weaver III , a rapist and double murderer serving life . Police were flooded with calls from worried victims and relatives .