Algorithms · December 2015Gaffe level: Feral
A Sentencing Bug Quietly Freed Up to 3,200 Inmates Early
A sentencing-calculation bug ran unpatched for 13 years, handing good-behavior credit to inmates who could not legally earn it and freeing up to 3,200 people early, one of them 600 days early.
Source: BBC
A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May
Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.