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DNA Research
Department of Justice Provides States With Funding for Testing in Postconviction Cases
October 4th, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced over $1.1 million to the State of Kentucky to help defray costs associated with reviewing cases where DNA testing and evidence may prove actual innocence. Awarded by the DOJ's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the funding is one of five competitive awards provided to Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and Washington totaling over $7.8 million. "Postconviction DNA testing has received significant attention in recent years with the arrival of forensic DNA analysis," said OJP Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey L. Sedgwick. "More than two hundred people convicted of crimes have been exonerated through DNA analysis of crime scene...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-10-04)
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