State law requires offenders convicted of certain crimes to submit their DNA to a nationwide database. The AG’s office found thousands of offenders failed to do so.
SEATTLE — The Washington Attorney General’s Office recently announced the collection of DNA samples from thousands of the most serious offenders who failed to submit them.
State law requires offenders convicted of certain crimes to submit their DNA to put into CODIS, a nationwide database. The AG’s office found thousands of offenders failed to do so and have been working to close the gap and bring answers to families of unsolved crimes.
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