Law enforcement DNA databases contain over 25 million profiles collected from crime scenes and people convicted of felonies. The FBI's CODIS program scans these DNA profiles and identifies any that match.
With the right policies, these CODIS "hits" can allow us to identify and correct wrongful convictions with unmatched efficiency and scale. But right now they're being ignored.
Learn moreOver the last few years, states have worked to address the sexual assault kit backlog, finally testing thousands of previously untested rape kits. The results will trigger many new CODIS hits. We need to make sure they are acted upon.
We need robust policies we ensure that CODIS hits never fall through the cracks, and that police and prosecutors are well-placed to act on the crucial information these hits contain.
We're pushing for states to adopt systems that guarantee: