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Author Archives: Emily Witt

Posted inNational Security

DNA testing of detained immigrants easier said than done

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt August 5, 2009January 7, 2022

This story was co-published with ProPublica. Seven months after the federal government gave final approval to a controversial plan to collect DNA samples from undocumented immigrants, the program has yet to launch. As of mid-June, the FBI had given federal agencies more than 55,000 kits to collect DNA from people arrested or detained, an FBI […]

Posted inInequality

California crime lab escapes budget cuts

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt July 31, 2009April 1, 2019
Posted inAccountability

Despite promises, some rape victims stuck paying exam bills

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt July 30, 2009January 7, 2022
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Calif. budget cuts could cause ‘public safety emergency’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt June 23, 2009January 7, 2022

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