South Carolina is about to embark on an ambitious effort to collect DNA
from tens of thousands more criminals, an effort law enforcement
officials say will dramatically improve their chances of solving
crimes. A new law that took effect July 1 requires all people convicted
of felonies, the most serious crimes, to provide blood samples for a
DNA database maintained by the State Law Enforcement Division. That
includes all those already in the system, whether in prison or on
probation or parole, and new offenders. [more]
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