A story in today’s Boston Herald by reporter Chris Cassidy
contains information regarding a bill that the Senate Republican Caucus has
filed that would create a forensic services drug laboratory oversight board
within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. In
light of the recent arrest of biochemist Sonja Farak, the caucus has decided to
add a provision to the legislation requiring random drug screenings of
individuals who work in our crime laboratories.
Chris’ report quotes Senator Tarr as saying “We have the
integrity of the criminal justice system at stake,” said Senate Minority Leader
Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), who will add the provision to a drug-lab bill filed
last week. “I don’t think it’s an extraordinary measure to require testing in
this environment, where precision and accountability are important.”
To read the article in its entirety, please click here to
visit the Boston Herald’s website.
