California’s parole board is using unreliable drug test results in decisions about releasing incarcerated people despite flaws that were exposed in a rash of false positives two years ago, more than a ...

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It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Department 1203 at the Central Courthouse, and the man in the defendant’s chair is anxious. The next morning, he’ll be released from jail and expected to put his name on ...

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Faulty drug tests given to thousands of California prisoners gave false results for opiates Prison advocates worry that the false positive results have tainted the parole decision for inmates.

In addition to boosting penalties for some drug crimes, Proposition 36 would create a new “treatment-mandated felony” that could be imposed on people who illegally possess what are called “hard” drugs ...

When California’s Democratic leadership was in near lockstep against Proposition 36 in November, they were concerned how the prospect of stiffer sentences for repeat drug offenses would lead to more ...