# SESSION CORRECTION - 2026-05-17

## ISSUE IDENTIFIED
- `transcription_progress2.json` was being created but NOT updated with actual transcriptions
- Instead, separate `_PERFECTED.txt` files were being created
- This diverged from your workflow with `transcription_progress.json`

## CORRECTED WORKFLOW (Effective Immediately)

### GOAL:
Update **both** JSON files with actual transcriptions:
- `transcription_progress.json` - Forward pass (IMG_1771 → IMG_2100)
- `transcription_progress2.json` - Backward pass (IMG_2122 → IMG_1784)

### METHODOLOGY:
1. Process each image with enhanced OCR (8x magnification, legal context)
2. Cross-reference with existing transcriptions from opposite pass
3. Verify section numbers, cross-references, case citations
4. **Update JSON file immediately** with actual transcription text
5. Create `_PERFECTED.txt` as supplementary backup (not primary)
6. Use ERL + MCP for legal expertise, cross-referencing, web lookup

### NEXT ACTIONS:
1. Fix corrupted `transcription_progress2.json`
2. Process IMG_2120 (next in backward sequence after IMG_2121)
3. Update JSON with actual transcription
4. Continue systematic backward pass
