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Forensics: Law. ICE demanded Maine sheriff’s employment records following his criticism of arrest
The subpoena came a day after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards. — Read on http://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/02/03/mainefocus/mainefocus-police-courts/ice-demanded-maine-sheriffs-employment-records/
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Forensics: Law. Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term | The Marshall Project
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk. — Read on http://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers
Forensics: Hanky Panky in the Crime Lab. Misconduct alleged at Niagara County Forensics Lab
Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center — Read on http://www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/22/lawsuit-surfaces-misconduct-allegations-at-crime-lab/
Posted in AAFS, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, US Crime labs
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Forensics: Rehab. Shocking. Recidivism rates are very high for ex-prisoners.
A new nonprofit organization that helps formerly incarcerated individuals reenter society will show a documentary that includes Roosevelt Myles, a wrongfully — Read on chicagocrusader.com/fundraiser-for-ex-prisoners-program-to-show-film-on-roosevelt-myles/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, criminal justice reform
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Forensics: How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia
After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia. — Read on http://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-forensic-biologist-exposed-a-dna-lab-scandal-that-shook-australia-73950
Forensics: Law. Students do the work. Notre Dame exoneration clinic notches third victory in 15 months
The clinic recently made the case that an Indiana man was wrongly convicted of a murder with “stunning similarities” to one committed by a death row inmate. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/notre-dame-exoneration-clinic-notches-third-victory-in-15-months/
Forensics: Mass murderer died in 1999. Authorities link 1998 cold case murder to prolific ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ serial killer
A 1998 cold case in Kentucky has recently been solved, linking the murder to a prolific serial killer. — Read on http://www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/13/authorities-link-1998-cold-case-murder-prolific-yogurt-shop-murders-serial-killer/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, DNA profiling, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Junk forensics. Hair. Hawaii man fights 34-year-old rape conviction based on debunked forensics
A bombshell 2009 report suggested widespread errors in the FBI’s crime labs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to convictions over potentially scientifically unsound evidence. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-man-fights-34-year-old-rape-conviction-based-on-debunked-forensics/
Forensics: Nine times so far. Cops Are Taught Not to Shoot Into Cars. ICE Keeps Doing It Anyway. – Mother Jones
Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars. — Read on http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/renee-good-minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-cops-taught-not-shoot-at-cars/
Forensics: Fraud. Former CBI forensic scientist accused of mishandling evidence to be arraigned
Woods spent nearly 30 years with CBI and she’s facing more than 100 felony charges tied to the alleged mishandling of DNA evidence, potentially impacting more than 1,000 cases. — Read on http://www.denver7.com/news/crime/former-cbi-forensic-scientist-accused-of-alleged-mishandling-of-dna-evidence-set-to-be-arraigned-tuesday
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