Wisconsin in Focus

Audit: Wisconsin Crime Labs Not Meeting New DNA Testing Deadline


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 A new audit raises questions as to whether Wisconsin's attorney general will be able to meet a new state requirement to get sexual assault kits tested within six months. The Legislative Audit Bureau released its new report on the state’s crime recently, saying there are fewer requests for sexual assault DNA kits at the crime labs, but it is taking the labs longer to process each kit. A state law, that went into effect Monday, requires the state’s crime labs to be able to turn around those tests in no more than six months.

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Full story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_d317cb2c-3876-11ef-8b26-cfcc49076806.html 


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