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TV station: False UA positives tolerated in Bexar "because the county wants to save a few bucks."

A San Antonio TV station is preparing an investigative report following up on allegations that the contractor performing urinalysis for the Bexar County adult probation department is using methodologies that produce false positives. From WOAI-TV:Nobody likes being accused of something they didn't do. But many probationers here in Bexar County say that is exactly what is happening to them. And some are winding up in jail.News 4 Trouble Shooter Brian Collister is probing problems with the Probation department's drug tests.Since the county's probation department switched to a new drug testing lab earlier this year, the number of positive drug tests by probationers has skyrocketed.But many of them say they are clean.Lani Bennett tested positive for drugs while on probation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 08, 2008 (boomark / email).