LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: The D.C. crime lab is in trouble — again By Editor On Jun 3, 2021 Last updated Jun 3, 2021 21 Share “WHAT’S THE point of spending millions of dollars on a crime lab if people don’t trust its findings and won’t use it?” That is the question we posed in 2015 about the District’s Consolidated Forensic Laboratory; unfortunately, it is time to ask that question again. For the second time in six years, this once ballyhooed facility has run afoul of its national accreditation board and the lab’s director has been ousted. Not only will the problems end up costing D.C. taxpayers a lot of money, but the shadow over the lab’s integrity calls into question criminal convictions that depended on its scientific analysis. 21 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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