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Grant to Pay for More DNA Testing in Dallas

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Jennifer Emily reports, "Dallas County DA's office gets grant for DNA tests," in the Dallas Morning News. The Dallas County district attorney's office on Thursday received a grant to aid its review of requests for post-conviction DNA testing. The grant will fund DNA testing, three positions at the Innocence Project of Texas, computers and travel expenses. The $453,900 grant from the Justice, Equality, Human Dignity and Tolerance Foundation requires Dallas County commissioners to fund the DA's office for two additional years. It also will pay for DNA tests for cases that have already been approved but were stalled because of a lack of funds. District Attorney Craig Watkins' office and the Innocence Project are jointly reviewing post-conviction DNA testing requests denied under previous District Attorney Bill Hill...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).