Boston authorities expect to make dozens of arrests this summer linked to alleged offenses near Newmarket Square as part of an ongoing effort to tackle a rise in violent crimes and public safety and health concerns around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins recently announced that Boston’s municipal courts issued about .
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In the latest twist in the protracted Massachusetts drug lab scandal, it was reported earlier this year that District Attorney Rachael Rollins had ordered a new inquiry into more than 74,000 cases. The scale of the audit is unprecedented, even as more than 20,000 criminal convictions have
already been reversed, at a cost of about $30 million.
Such systemic problems are the entirely predictable result of inadequate resources at crime labs nationwide. Amid a national conversation over where to best allocate law enforcement dollars, we call for a critical look at redirecting funding to other agencies in the criminal justice system that are often forgotten and overlooked namely, crime labs. Critically, those labs must have sound quality control and adequate resources and must be independent of law enforcement.
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