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Forensic Science Commission grudgingly releases complaint info on crime labs

After months spent fighting over whether the Texas Forensic Science Commission would release the documents, the Fort Worth Star Telegram this week reports on results from an open records request filed in October regarding complaints against Texas crime labs. Here's how the story by Yamil Berard opens: Allegations of critical lapses at Texas crime labs, including one of the state?s most vaunted facilities, were among a dozen complaints reported to the Texas Forensic Science Commission and made public this week by the fledgling state agency that investigates misconduct by the forensic science community. An ex-employee at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences complained about tainted rape kits, blood stock and DNA analysis at the Dallas crime lab...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 13, 2010 (boomark / email).