$1 Billion Sought for More DNA Crime Tests
The Bush administration wants $1 billion over the next five years to increase the DNA analysis that has helped solve crimes, but faces huge backlogs, Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft said.
The Justice Department also will work with Congress to absorb states’ data to expand the number of convicted criminals whose DNA could become part of a national FBI database.
There are 350,000 DNA samples pending nationwide; from crime scenes and victims; up to 300,000 samples from convicted criminals need to be processed.
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