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TACIR backs plan to expand crime‑lab capacity and urges interim fixes to reduce evidence backlog
Summary
TACIR approved a report urging the state to expand Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab capacity in line with TBI’s 2024 real‑estate strategic plan, noted multi‑million dollar cost estimates for Jackson and Knoxville projects, and recommended interim process improvements and exploration of rapid DNA use at booking.
TACIR approved a final report recommending expanded crime‑lab capacity statewide and near‑term process changes to reduce forensic evidence backlogs, following staff additions to a draft report and TBI updates on digital‑forensics staffing.
Staff told the commission that TBI’s 2024 real‑estate strategic plan sets out a multi‑year expansion need. Staff added late information to the draft after members’ June requests, including cost examples and TBI cost projections. Report estimates the combined Jackson and Knoxville projects could cost between $44 million and $66 million; TBI’s estimates for Nashville and Chattanooga projects remain unclear. The…
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