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TACIR draft urges regional crime‑lab expansion, rapid‑DNA authority at booking and digital‑forensics study
Summary
TACIR’s draft report recommends expanding TBI crime‑lab capacity across Tennessee’s three grand divisions, pursuing rapid‑DNA testing authority at booking stations, and supporting regional resource‑sharing; commissioners requested staff add a review of digital forensics capacity to the study.
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations staff presented a draft report May 20 that urges expansion of crime‑lab capacity across the state, statutory changes to allow rapid DNA testing at booking stations, and strengthened regional partnerships to address backlogs and turnaround times.
Madison Thorne, the presenting researcher, said Tennessee has made progress reducing forensic backlogs but capacity constraints remain. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) increased scientist headcount but faces a primary constraint of laboratory workspace; TBI’s 2024 real‑estate…
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