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Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at state's crime lab

Lawmakers push reforms for Colorado forensic science in wake of CBI lab scandal

The bill would require employees in crime laboratories to report misconduct up their internal chain of command within 14 days of learning about it

coloradopolitics · 2d

Colorado lawmakers seek mandatory reporting, investigation of misconduct to address DNA scandal at state lab

Lawmakers in Colorado are pushing for reforms after the Yvonne 'Missy' Woods scandal at the CBI. Two bills aim to address the issues and transparency.

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Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to address misconduct at CBI crime lab

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced new legislation on Thursday to strengthen the rules for reporting and investigating misconduct in CBI's crime laboratory.

Colorado Newsline · 1d

Colorado bill would create duty to report misconduct at state crime lab

Colorado lawmakers are running a bipartisan bill to set up expectations for reporting misconduct in the state’s crime laboratories.

CBS Colorado on MSN · 2d

Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in the state's crime lab after a scandal involving a veteran DNA analyst.

Boulder County Sheriff's Office cuts ties with CBI

Colorado Public Radio · 2d

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 backlog for rape kit testing results, and concerns about mismanagement within the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

The Denver Post · 4h

Boulder sheriff walks back partnership with state lab amid DNA testing backlog

Sheriff Curtis Johnson wrote in a Feb. 10 letter to CBI director Chris Shaefer that the agency will instead send genetic material and other evidence to the Jefferson County Regional Crime

KMGH Denver, CO on MSN · 23h

Boulder County Sheriff's Office cuts ties with CBI for DNA analysis over testing, backlog concerns

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is cutting ties with the state's lab for DNA analysis over testing concerns and the sex assault kit backlog.

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State lawmakers want new processes when DNA evidence is mishandled in the future

The bipartisan effort stems from the case of a former CBI scientist accused of manipulating thousands of test results.

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Crime lab analyst altered DNA evidence in hundreds of cases, prosecutors say

Yvonne Woods, a former lab scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, altered DNA test results and compromised hundreds of cases, prosecutors say.

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Colorado House committee reverses Senate's decision to allow CBI to spend $3 million to address DNA backlog

Colorado Bureau of Investigation may continue testing DNA kits past June 30. Senate Bill 105 aims to address a backlog of DNA ...

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Colorado lawmakers are close to allowing CBI funding to roll over and help with rape kit backlog

Approximately 1,400 sex assault cases are waiting on results. State Representative Jenny Willford, D-Adams County, says one ...

Former CBI analyst to appear in court for hearing

Former CBI DNA analyst Yvonne "Missy" Woods will appear for a preliminary hearing. She is accused of alternating and ...

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