Mr. President. I was concerned to learn from the newspapers last week that the Federal Government is getting ready to publish a rule sanctioning the collection of DNA samples from all citizens arrested for Federal crimes and from many people detained as illegal immigrants. These samples may even be kept permanently as part of the Governments DNA database even if a person is ultimately exonerated. I have long supported the analysis of DNA evidence to catch the guilty and exonerate the innocent. In 2000. I introduced the Innocence Protection Act. which included the Kirk Bloodsworth PostConviction DNA Testing Grant Program for defendants.
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