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Evidence preservation laws nationwide help solve cold cases and exonerate the innocent. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed a new law May 14 requiring law enforcement agencies to save evidence from serious crimes for the lifetime of any defendant convicted of the crime. Find out what your state saves and what you can do to improve local policies.

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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.