A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations released an 81-page report about the state of Tennessee's crime labs. While crime overall has descreased in Tennessee since 2021, ...
Across the country, state and local crime labs are drowning in evidence. From rape kits to drug samples to vials of blood, delays in forensic testing are stalling prosecutions, stretching court ...
As forensic technology has advanced — particularly in digital evidence and DNA testing — demand also has risen sharply. “As technology gets better, there’s an expectation, I think, that labs can do ...