surely its normal to check these things
I ain't no software guy, but surely in a prison in particular, any sort of software that controlled something as central as release dates would be double checked, at least on an annual basis, to be sure it was accurate and still working fine.
You would think they would audit it or check it maybe even on a monthly basis.
It seems very strange to me.
Would the sellers of the software be up for a lawsuit/s from the prison and maybe some families?