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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions Resulting from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony

February 8, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions Resulting from Faulty Expert Witness TestimonyRead More

Lawsuit: SDPD evidence contamination occurs once per month

February 7, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Lawsuit: SDPD evidence contamination occurs once per monthRead More

Council committee to examine city’s controversial DNA database

February 7, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Council committee to examine city’s controversial DNA databaseRead More

Why we don’t know as much as we should about police surveillance technology

February 5, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Why we don’t know as much as we should about police surveillance technologyRead More

Police suspected a crime lab technician of murder. Their mistake led him to hang himself, his widow says.

February 5, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Police suspected a crime lab technician of murder. Their mistake led him to hang himself, his widow says.Read More

Broward Medical Examiner’s Office Toxicologist Fired Over Error

February 4, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Broward Medical Examiner’s Office Toxicologist Fired Over ErrorRead More

Ancestry says police requested access to its DNA database

February 4, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Ancestry says police requested access to its DNA databaseRead More

Wrestling with why Georgia opposes DNA testing in death cases

February 3, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Wrestling with why Georgia opposes DNA testing in death casesRead More

The wrong way to fight the opioid crisis

February 3, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The wrong way to fight the opioid crisisRead More

A mother briefly lost her newborn after failing a drug test. Her doctor suspects poppy seeds.

February 3, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

A mother briefly lost her newborn after failing a drug test. Her doctor suspects poppy seeds.Read More

Breathalyzer Giant Accused of Fraud Won’t Come Clean About Booze Tests

February 3, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Breathalyzer Giant Accused of Fraud Won’t Come Clean About Booze TestsRead More

This DNA Testing Firm Said It Wanted To Bring Closure To Families Of Murder Victims. Then It Blocked A Rival From Using Its Database To Solve Crimes.

February 1, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

This DNA Testing Firm Said It Wanted To Bring Closure To Families Of Murder Victims. Then It Blocked A Rival From Using Its Database To Solve Crimes.Read More

Police charge man in 2015 sex assault on Durham trail, investigate recent assault on second trail

January 30, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Police charge man in 2015 sex assault on Durham trail, investigate recent assault on second trailRead More

CPD using controversial facial recognition program that scans billions of photos from Facebook, other sites

January 29, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

CPD using controversial facial recognition program that scans billions of photos from Facebook, other sitesRead More

CBD, hemp, medical marijuana? Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ changing pot laws.

January 28, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

CBD, hemp, medical marijuana? Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ changing pot laws.Read More