Judges refuse to order fix for court software that put people in jail by mistake

[StyM]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ourt-software/

On Wednesday, a California appeals court denied efforts to overturn a county court?s decision not to intervene in an ongoing dispute between the public defender?s office and the administrative arm of the Alameda County Superior Court itself. The dispute is over allegedly flawed court software.

The public defender, Brendon Woods, has argued since December 2016 that a recent upgrade is inadequate for Alameda County and has resulted in many mistaken jailings. In March 2017, a local judge rejected Woods? demands to fix the software, which is known as Odyssey Court Manager and made by Tyler Technologies.

The 1st Appellate District, a state-level appeals court based in San Francisco, ruled that Woods lacked standing to bring the appeal ?in his own right.? Even if there was standing, the plaintiffs did not establish that they would ?suffer harm or prejudice in a manner that cannot be corrected on appeal.?

?They also fail to show that they lack an adequate remedy at law, as they may move for correction of erroneous records at any time,? the 1st District continued.

[Ket]

Well that is retarded. Software is , fix said software. Simples. The level of stupid in the statement claiming nobody would suffer prejudice for wrongful jailment or harm is also dumb. The individual will at least be mentally shaken by the experience, likely already lost their job so any new employer is bound to look at them dubiously even though it was a wrongful imprisonment and definitely bare it in mind when choosing a successful applicant.