New York Seeks to Expand DNA Collection
A push to require all convicted criminals in New York to submit their DNA to a central database is gaining crucial support in Albany, where officials say it could create the most comprehensive DNA collection system in the nation. Currently, 43 states require that people convicted of all felonies submit DNA, but none require samples from those convicted of all misdemeanors, and New York has required those convicted only of some felonies and some misdemeanors to do so, officials said.
New York State Draws Nearer to Collecting DNA in All Crimes, New York Times, May 4, 2006.
