Brown/White legacy: The Crime Lab is still broken
LAST WEEK, THE CHRON'S BRADLEY OLSON reported that Council had approved $4.2 million for tackling the HPD Crime Lab's massive backlog of rape test kits. Unfortunately, only a small percentage was allocated for this fiscal year. While that alone illustrates it's a much higher priority for the new Annise Parker Administration than it ever was for the Bill White Administration, that in itself is more than a little shameful.
On the topic of shameful, we enjoyed the quote from Councilmember (!) Clarence Bradford, under whose Crime Lab "leadership" so many problems developed (although the independent crime-lab recommendation is one we support).
Staying on the topic of shameful, we learn from Olson today that there is a backlog of firearm forensics in that same HPD Crime Lab. Councilmember Jolanda Jones is outspoken, as usual:
“The crime lab is still broken, notwithstanding what the previous administration said about it,” said Councilwoman Jolanda Jones, a criminal defense lawyer.
Pretty much.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/27/10 08:22 AM | Print |
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