LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska felon who had been released early has lost a court fight to avoid being returned to prison, but he will remain free because he's been granted parole.Fifty-seven-year-old Bruce Caton is among dozens of prisoners released early because of miscalculations discovered during a monthlong investigation by the Omaha World-Herald. He argued in his July filing that the Department of Correctional Services had determined that he'd served his full sentence and released him. So, he said, returning him to prison would unfairly apply a new interpretation of the state's "good time" sentencing provision.
Judge Steven Burns said Tuesday that the correct calculation of the good time law hasn't changed, so he granted the state's motion to dismiss the case.
Caton was granted parole in September.
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