New Mass Graves in Mexico Dredge Up Plight of Missing: At Least 54 Bodies Found - 'National Emergeny' Compared to Balkan Wars

New mass graves in Mexico dredge up plight of missing (via AFP)

Amid Mexico's continuous drug conflict, the recent discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves has led some to describe the plight of the country's disappeared as a national emergency. At least 54 corpses have been recovered in clandestine pits in…

Military Industrial Complex: Faked Forensic Evidence Taints Thousands of Cases - Hundreds Released From Prison, Chemist Gets Jail Time

This is not the only case where sloppy forensics may have sent thousands to prison on flawed "evidence."  The FBI is also guilty of mishandling forensic evidence, calling into question cases relying on the FBI's hair and fiber analysis going back to 1985.

Broadway - Alcatraz Prison. (Photo: Derek Key)

Annie Dookhan, the former state chemist whose mishandling of evidence in drug cases threw the state’s criminal justice system into turmoil, pleaded guilty today in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced to three to five years in prison.

“You plead guilty here because you are guilty?” Judge Carol S. Ball said as she explained the rights Dookhan was giving up because of her guilty plea.

“Yes, Your Honor,” Dookhan said meekly.

Dookhan’s falsification of drug tests, in an attempt to look like a highly productive employee, prompted the release of hundreds of convicts, raised questions about thousands of cases, and forced the state to spend millions to address the problems.

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