state Corrections Department's new system of bouncing all inmate release documents to a central office for approval often has resulted late releases for parolees. Those delays have prompted as many as 100 calls a day from inmates' upset relatives. The number of daily calls has dwindled to the typical 30, but the late releases continue, said Corrections spokeswoman Cristina Rodda. "It is the new normal," she said. The move to send release approvals to the department's central office in Santa Fe comes as officials try to address a string of mistaken early releases of sometimes violent offenders. A recent cheap nfl football jerseys wholesale statewide audit of state prisons identified about half a dozen early or late releases, including one man who was released eight years too early. The system was centralized in order to ensure that one records expert had the last glance at inmate records before they were paroled, in order to guarantee that the releases were accurate. Cathy Catanach, the Corrections records bureau chief, personally signs off each day on dozens of inmate files, which can sometimes exceed 1,000 pages. The division is also now checking to see if any court cases are pending cheap football jerseys before it releases inmates, Catanach said. "At first it was kind of chaos," Catanach said. "We're now looking at these records a lot more extensively." Catanach said the process is becoming easier. Another reason for the holdup, Catanach said, is that inmates aren't paroled on weekends and holidays anymore. But that ensures enough eyes see the file before the parolee walks out the door. "We accept the fact that it's not going to make inmates and their families the happiest," Rodda said. "But we don't want someone out on the street who shouldn't be on the street." Eight prison employees were moved temporarily to lend a hand as the system was getting off the ground, Rodda said, though they'll soon be heading back to their respective jobs. Just after the process began Sept. 7, Corrections was inundated with calls from families disappointed about not seeing their relative as soon as they had hoped, Rodda said. Also, in response to the concerns, Adult Prison Director Jerry Roark posted a letter on the division's website, stressing that the parole process hadn't stopped entirely. "This improved review process does not mean inmates will not be paroled but means their parole may be delayed," Roark wrote and underlined in the Sept. 11 letter. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed..