Things Worse in San Francisco than First Thought

So not only was there a super­vi­sor with a crim­i­nal back­ground, who was sup­pos­edly steal­ing drugs from cases, but the drug sec­tion in gen­eral is appar­ently run like a third-world sweat­shop. Employees there have a work load 5 — 7 times what is nor­mal for California.

“The lab will not reopen until cor­rec­tive mea­sures are taken

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Judge Forces Discovery of Documents Realted to San Francisco Crime Lab Controversy

Apparently at least one San Francisco judge is con­cerned about the lack of com­mu­ni­ca­tion between the police, pros­e­cu­tors and crim­i­nal defense attor­neys in San Francisco, regard­ing the con­tro­versy related to the San Francisco PD Crime Lab drug test­ing section.

A San Francisco Judge has ordered the police and the District Attorney to turn over more than 1,100

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Fitting the crime: Focus more on rapists than crack residue

The Houston Chronicle, a pop­u­lar source for infor­ma­tion about the infa­mous Houston PD crime lab, just ran an op-ed piece on changes in pol­icy at the Harris County Prosecutor’s Office.

What can you do with one mol­e­cule of crack? Nothing, really. It won’t get you high, and you can’t sell it. Heck: You can’t even see it.

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