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| Texas Inmates Offered To DNA Tests |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/13/2001 |
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry last week signed a law giving convicts in the nation's No. 1 death penalty state access to state-paid DNA testing that could exonerate them. 'DNA technology is an important tool. It must be utilized to shed light on cases where there is cause for doubt,'' said Perry, who had declared the issue an emergency and urged lawmakers to pass the bill right away. The new law also requires that certain biological evidence be entered into a statewide DNA database to help solve crimes. Republican state Sen. Robert Duncan, an author of the law, said it will give the Texas criminal justice system more integrity and make it more efficient. The measure applies to cases where biological evidence exists and can be subjected to genetic testing and where identity was an issue at trial. The law requires the state to preserve biological evidence that can undergo genetic testing. It also allows certain prisoners to seek state-paid DNA testing if it was not available at trial. Experts predicted about 30 to 50 inmates per year would qualify for the tests, which cost between $1,000 and $1,500. Texas has the nation's most active death chamber. The state executed 40 inmates last year, the most by any state in U.S. history. |
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