Lab Denies Backlog Problem

GBI has NO idea what pros­e­cu­tors are talk­ing about. They say they have pri­or­i­tized evi­dence in the Guy Heinze Jr. case, and have ana­lyzed every­thing sub­mit­ted. They are also tired of delays being blamed on the crime lab.

So what is the REAL rea­son the pros­e­cu­tion is refus­ing to turn evi­dence over to the defense?

Don’t blame

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Lab Closures Increase Backlog, Slow the Wheel of Justice

It really shouldn’t be that dif­fi­cult to under­stand. Due to the econ­omy, to meet bud­getary require­ments, The Georgia state crime lab sys­tem had to close down satel­lite labs. The result is that fewer peo­ple are now hav­ing to ana­lyze more evi­dence in a smaller space. The result­ing bottle-neck means it takes longer for

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Lawmakers Demand an End to Crime Lab Backlog

As much as the pub­lic and politi­cians hate to hear it, foren­sic exam­i­na­tions are expen­sive. They throw money at the sys­tem, and expect instant results. The prob­lem is, that in order for a crime lab to increase out­put, they need to train new employ­ees. In the short term, this reduces the amount of

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National Rape Kit News Stories

There has been a flurry of sto­ries about the national back­log of rape kits around the country.

A gov­ern­ment report released Tuesday found that essen­tial DNA evi­dence in rape cases is often never sent to crime labs for test­ing. But what our inves­ti­ga­tion also found is that even when police depart­ments do send rape kits to

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