They didn't even bother to complete filling out the paperwork on some of them according to the article. One of the citations didn't even have a court date.
I'm sticking with catch and release...
According to the article, the office's computers went down and all the paperwork had to be done by hand! Of course it was going to be slower and more mistakes made! Then before it was all done, they were ordered to release many of the people arrested because of crowded conditions at the facility.
You can be as skeptical as you like, but the article doesn't support your view.