HARTFORD — Connecticut prison officials can use reasonable force to obtain DNA samples from inmates who were convicted of felonies before 2011, when the state law was changed to specifically allow such force, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. Justices rejected the appeals of inmates Mark Banks...
Court Upholds Use Of Force To Obtain Inmates' Dna Samples
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Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:23am
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