Lawsuit: Michigan Man Spent Extra Six Days in Jail Because Computers Went Offline

“There is a long-standing custom and practice that has plagued the operation and administration of Wayne County’s jail for years at both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ county jails, specifically, the failure to release inmates from custody after the reason for their incarceration has ended,” the lawsuit alleges. “Ordinarily, processing a detained person for release from the CJC, including making provisions for a tether, should take no more than 2-4 hours.”