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DC forensic lab under criminal investigation over firearms case

March 25, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

DC forensic lab under criminal investigation over firearms caseRead More

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state lab

March 22, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state labRead More

Your Face Is Not Your Own

March 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Your Face Is Not Your OwnRead More

Sentenced to death after being convicted by a lie, NC brothers still wait for justice

March 12, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Sentenced to death after being convicted by a lie, NC brothers still wait for justiceRead More

Police Surveillance Can’t Be Reformed. It Must Be Abolished

March 10, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Police Surveillance Can’t Be Reformed. It Must Be AbolishedRead More

Powerful DNA Software Used in Hundreds of Criminal Cases Faces New Scrutiny

March 9, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Powerful DNA Software Used in Hundreds of Criminal Cases Faces New ScrutinyRead More

Defense lawyer alleges ‘systemic failures’ at Maine State Police forensic lab

March 4, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Defense lawyer alleges ‘systemic failures’ at Maine State Police forensic labRead More

Lawyer goes to court for access to Maine crime lab records

March 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Lawyer goes to court for access to Maine crime lab recordsRead More

Bad science sent innocent men to prison. N.C. DOJ wouldn’t review other cases where it was used.

March 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Bad science sent innocent men to prison. N.C. DOJ wouldn’t review other cases where it was used.Read More

How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition

February 27, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial RecognitionRead More

Federal Court Agrees: Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from Defendants

February 26, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Federal Court Agrees: Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from DefendantsRead More

New York City said it would purge its DNA database. A year later, it’s expanded.

February 23, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

New York City said it would purge its DNA database. A year later, it’s expanded.Read More

App trackers secretly sell your location data to the government. App stores won’t stop them.

February 23, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

App trackers secretly sell your location data to the government. App stores won’t stop them.Read More

Biden’s Science Adviser Pick Could Advance Justice Reforms

February 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Biden’s Science Adviser Pick Could Advance Justice ReformsRead More

Opinion: Study finds cognitive bias in how medical examiners evaluate child deaths

February 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Opinion: Study finds cognitive bias in how medical examiners evaluate child deathsRead More