November 20, 2009   :   245 EXONERATED
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Lab Backlogs and Untested Evidence

Crime labs across the country are facing significant challenges, including backlogs of untested evidence and funding shortfalls. A recent hearing in the U.S. Senate examined these issues and experts called for greater federal support for forensic science. Learn how crime lab backlogs can compromise public safety and lead to wrongful convictions.

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The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through postconviction DNA testing; and develop and implement reforms to prevent wrongful convictions.