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$13.6 million

The amount of money the Massachusetts judiciary has requested from the state to deal with legal challenges to as many as 136,000 criminal cases in which evidence was allegedly mishandled by a state drug lab chemist.

The amount of money the Massachusetts judiciary has requested from the state to deal with legal challenges to as many as 136,000 criminal cases in which evidence was allegedly mishandled by a state drug lab chemist.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.