US Jail Halts Inmate Releases After Microsoft Outage Blocks Bond Payment Confirmations

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A Microsoft outage prevented the Arapahoe County Detention Facility in Colorado from releasing inmates because officials could not receive email notifications confirming online bond payments. The jail instructed people to pay bond money in person until Outlook email services are restored. The facility relies on these notifications to verify payments, and the disruption has halted the release process for inmates awaiting bail. The global outage began late Thursday and has lasted over 12 hours, with Microsoft citing elevated server load. This follows a 2024 incident where a CrowdStrike update caused widespread Windows device failures.


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