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City’s Rogue DNA Databank Grows by Thousands Despite 20k Eligible for Removal
The City's DNA index has grown by 2,000 individuals since March, even though the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner has provided the NYPD with a list of roughly 20k New Yorkers who could be removed, according to the
New York Daily News
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LAS Reaffirms Need for DNA Reforms After Judge Refuses to Expunge Teen’s Profile
A 15-year-old’s genetic information remains on file in the City's rouge DNA index after a ruling in Brooklyn Family Court, as reported by
THE CITY
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LAS Calls for Progress Report on OCME Effort to Reduce DNA Database Profiles
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has yet to make good on public promises to reduce the size of the database, according to the
NY1 News
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LAS Condemns NYPD for Continuing to Add Innocent New Yorkers to DNA Database
Despite promises to reduce the local DNA database, the City has added over 1,800 profiles since February of this year, reports
NY1
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LAS Cautions Protesters Over NYPD’s Invasive Collection of Personal Information
Advances in technology grant police many tools in collecting personal data and DNA collection is also an issue, according
The Markup
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LAS Sheds Light on Contaminated DNA at City Medical Examiner
These errors led to at least two wrongful arrests, and at least one wrongful entry of a DNA profile into the OCME’s local index, according to
The Appeal
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LAS Slams City for Piecemeal Changes to Controversial DNA Collection, Storage Practices
Under the police plan, the NYPD would continue to engage its surreptitious collection initiative, according to the
New York Daily News
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City Council to Examine City’s DNA Collection, Storage Practices
The Legal Aid Society praised the New York City Council for announcing an oversight hearing to finally examine civil rights and privacy concerns, according to the
Queens Daily Eagle
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LAS Calls for Transparency of City DNA Database
Earlier this year, a Freedom of Information Law disclosure revealed that OCME maintains a local DNA index system of at least 82,473 forensic DNA profiles, according to
The Appeal
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LTE: Abolish the NYPD’s Illegal Genetic Stop-and-Frisk Database
The Legal Aid Society and the Innocence Project joined for a letter to the editor in the
New York Daily News
in response to a recent op-ed from NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill in defense of the City’s rouge DNA database.
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