Lawmakers give CBI longer to spend $3 million to address rape kit backlog — with new oversight
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will have another year to spend $3 million earmarked for the processing of sexual ...
‘Colorado needs to have better procedures:’ Crime lab accountability bill introduced in response to alleged evidence mishandling by CBI employee
Colorado lawmakers are trying to create more accountability for crime labs after a state lab analyst was charged with ...
Boulder County sheriff chooses Jefferson County lab over CBI for DNA tests
The move, according to BCSO, is about ensuring efficiency in investigations and delivering justice to victims more quickly.
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Boulder sheriff no longer using CBI for DNA testing over concerns with backlog, quality control
The Boulder County Sheriff's Department is no longer using the state’s lab for DNA analysis, citing the year-and-a-half ...
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Colorado lawmakers reverse course on investigations funding after emotional plea from Rep. Jenny Willford
Colorado state Rep. Jenny Willford pushes for faster DNA testing of rape kits, addressing backlog and concerns over agency ...
Colorado has a backlog of more than 1,400 untested sexual assault kit
CBI is hoping to send a portion of the kits to out-of-state private labs for testing, as they look to alleviate a backlog of ...
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Colorado lawmakers agree to free up $3 million to address rape kit backlog
Some lawmakers had demanded the Colorado Bureau of Investigation show a clear plan to resolve the 500-day wait for test ...
Condemning Trump’s pardons, a turf ban, crime lab reforms and more from the Colorado legislature this week
The Colorado legislature condemned the pardons issued by President Donald Trump to people convicted for their actions in the ...