package libjasper1:amd64 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Kyle Cleveland]

Every time I perform an upgrade request, I receive this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libjasper1:amd64 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
AptOrdering:
 distro-info-data: Install
 libjasper1: Configure
 distro-info-data: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 25 05:13:02 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libjasper1:amd64:1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1
 Unpacking distro-info-data (0.28ubuntu0.4) over (0.28ubuntu0.3) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libjasper1:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-08 (170 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: jasper
Title: package libjasper1:amd64 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)