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Placer supervisors approve $2.5 million design phase for county forensic lab with Sacramento State
Summary
The Placer County Board of Supervisors authorized a memorandum of understanding with Sacramento State and appropriated up to $2.5 million for design and preconstruction of a forensic laboratory at Placer Center, saying the regional backlog in testing has delayed justice and local capacity is needed.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 9 to authorize a memorandum of understanding with California State University, Sacramento, to move forward on design and preconstruction for a Placer County forensic laboratory at the planned Placer Center campus.
District Attorney Morgan Geier told the board that delays in forensic testing “mean denial of access to justice” for victims, survivors and the accused and said the county has worked since 2015 and 2022 to take the…
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