SLA ex-member Sara Jane Olson back in jail, 5 days after release - San Francisco Chronicle

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(03-22) 16:47 PDT SACRAMENTO -- Sara Jane Olson, the former SLA member and Minnesota housewife who was released from prison Thursday, is back in prison today after the Department of Correction said it made a mistake calculating her sentence.

Olson, 61, was arrested at her family's home in Palmdale Friday night and placed in custody. She will return to the Central Women's Facility in Chowchilla for another year, officials said Saturday.

"The department is sensitive to the effects this has had. The department sincerely regrets the mistake," said Alberto Roldan, chief deputy general counsel for the Department of Corrections.

The sentencing error was brought to light when reporters questioned corrections officials last week, Roldan said. The error was apparently made in 2004, when administrators did not add an extra year to Olson's sentence for the Sacramento crime, Roldan said.

"She was completely cooperative" when she was arrested Friday, Roldan said.

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