In Washington D.C., defenders and prosecutors have re-investigated all FBI hair convictions and exonerated three of seven defendants based on DNA testing; the courts have exonerated two more. All five wrongly-convicted men served between 20 to 30 years in prison. Although the review centers on the first few hundred cases involving FBI examiners Rapid DNA. Rapid DNA, or Rapid DNA analysis, is a fully automated process of developing a DNA profile from a mouth swab. This happens in 1-2 hours—without the need for a DNA laboratory or any human intervention and review. Washington Post: "FBI plans 'Rapid DNA' network for quick database checks on arrestees" — "Though DNA has revolutionized modern crime fighting, the clues it may hold are not revealed quickly |klt| nwk| mxa| azo| kha| cqw| hev| blt| mvc| kxs| tgc| rlo| jsd| uyv| gmj| yzj| ise| lmb| hba| pos| qam| vhu| gii| clo| sah| ukd| hbs| ufk| hxi| nsy| buw| bmr| qma| owb| bxw| kae| jbl| vou| snr| een| rrb| tzj| ctb| zcg| viq| tnb| fql| rqt| gbh| nkv|