Written by bitcodavidFebruary 3, 2013

Law Enforcement Incentivized to Lie in Drug War

By BitcoDavid Michelle Alexander has written a book that has received mention on these venerable virtual pages – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. She recently wrote an OpEd for the NYT, on the propensity of police officers and other law enforcement to lie on the stand in regards to […]

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Written by bitcodavidOctober 15, 2012October 15, 2012

Test Tube Annie

If you live in Massachusetts, this story is already old news. Annie Dookhan, a drug lab test tech, was arrested on Sept. 28 for falsifying test results that helped to put thousands of people behind bars. Her testing rate was over 500 a month, compared to 150 by the average drug tech. The state is […]