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Raleigh police abruptly end use of controversial facial recognition tech

February 12, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Raleigh police abruptly end use of controversial facial recognition techRead More

The world’s scariest facial recognition software, explained

February 11, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The world’s scariest facial recognition software, explainedRead More

How witness identifications send innocent people to prison

February 11, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

How witness identifications send innocent people to prisonRead More

Federal prosecutors question integrity and competence of DC crime lab

February 11, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Federal prosecutors question integrity and competence of DC crime labRead More

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