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Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at state's crime lab

Lawmakers push reforms for Colorado forensic science in wake of CBI lab scandal

The bill would require employees in crime laboratories to report misconduct up their internal chain of command within 14 days of learning about it

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Colorado lawmakers seek mandatory reporting, investigation of misconduct to address DNA scandal at state lab

Lawmakers in Colorado are pushing for reforms after the Yvonne 'Missy' Woods scandal at the CBI. Two bills aim to address the issues and transparency.

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Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to address misconduct at CBI crime lab

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced new legislation on Thursday to strengthen the rules for reporting and investigating misconduct in CBI's crime laboratory.

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Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in the state's crime lab after a scandal involving a veteran DNA analyst.

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‘Colorado needs to have better procedures:’ Crime lab accountability bill introduced in response to alleged evidence mishandling by CBI employee

Colorado lawmakers are trying to create more accountability for crime labs after a state lab analyst was charged with ...

Lawmakers give CBI longer to spend $3 million to address rape kit backlog — with new oversight

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will have another year to spend $3 million earmarked for the processing of sexual ...

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Boulder County sheriff chooses Jefferson County lab over CBI for DNA tests

The move, according to BCSO, is about ensuring efficiency in investigations and delivering justice to victims more quickly.

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Boulder sheriff no longer using CBI for DNA testing over concerns with backlog, quality control

The Boulder County Sheriff's Department is no longer using the state’s lab for DNA analysis, citing the year-and-a-half ...

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Colorado House committee reverses Senate's decision to allow CBI to spend $3 million to address DNA backlog

Colorado Bureau of Investigation may continue testing DNA kits past June 30. Senate Bill 105 aims to address a backlog of DNA ...

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Colorado has a backlog of more than 1,400 untested sexual assault kit

CBI is hoping to send a portion of the kits to out-of-state private labs for testing, as they look to alleviate a backlog of ...

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Colorado lawmakers agree to free up $3 million to address rape kit backlog

Some lawmakers had demanded the Colorado Bureau of Investigation show a clear plan to resolve the 500-day wait for test ...

Colorado sees increase in DUI deaths while enforcement drops

The number of impaired driving crashes has increased by 41% in Colorado from 2013 to 2023, while enforcement has gone down by 30%. The decrease in enforcement is attributed to ...

Condemning Trump’s pardons, a turf ban, crime lab reforms and more from the Colorado legislature this week

The Colorado legislature condemned the pardons issued by President Donald Trump to people convicted for their actions in the ...

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