Settlement would pay millions to those wrongfully jailed in software rollout
Settlement awaiting final approval from federal judge
Potentially thousands of people were lost in the Shelby County court system during the launch and implementation of a digital court management software called Odyssey. (Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County “lost” potentially thousands of people in the county court system during the launch of a digital management software system by Tyler Technologies in 2016.
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Matt Stroud
Matt Stroud, a former correspondent for Bloomberg News and The Associated Press, is an investigative reporter with The Daily Memphian. He is the author of “Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing,” and the creator of the six-part podcast, “Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment.”
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