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Work by lab could have tainted 1,100 inmates' cases

Tainted Lab Results

Faced with the daunting task of evaluating more than 34,000 drug cases handled by a Massachusetts chemist accused of misconduct, prosecutors and defense attorneys are starting with 1,140 cases of people who are already serving prison sentences based on potentially tainted evidence.

 

Mexico: Prison Guards Let Killers Out, Lent Guns

Mexico: Prison Guards Let Killers Out, Lent Guns

Guards and officials at a prison in northern Mexico allegedly let inmates out, lent them guns and sent them off in official vehicles to carry out drug-related killings, including the massacre of 17 people last week, prosecutors said Sunday.

Senh: This is so amazing it almost sounds like the plot synopsis for a movie - it's almost like The Rock, except with more prisoners. Scary.

 

Michael Douglas's son sentenced to 5 years

The son of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for possessing heroin and dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine out of a New York hotel room.

 

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