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INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT
A modified Innocence Protection Act was introduced on October 1, 2003, as part of a comprehensive package of programs known as the Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003, which provides more than $1 billion over the next five years to assist federal and state authorities in solving crimes and protecting the innocent.
Current Status: 11/5/03 - House passes Advancing Justice through DNA Technology Act of 2003, 357-67. Read related press release from Rep. Delahunt (D-MA).
10/8/03 - House Judiciary Committee passes legislation, 28-1. Read related press release.
NACDL LETTER TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OPPOSING EXPANSION OF THE CODIS DATABASE (S. 1700), April 14, 2004
OFFICIAL SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE ADVANCING JUSTICE THROUGH DNA TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2003
HISTORY OF THE INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT
BILL TEXT: H.R. 3214 and S. 1700
BILL CO-SPONSORS: H.R. 3214 - Original co-sponsors, House Judiciary Committee co-sponsors, and All current co-sponsors; S. 1700 - All current co-sponsors
REMARKS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ADVANCING JUSTICE THROUGH DNA TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2003 (10/1/03)
MORE INFORMATION
IN THE NEWS
- "DNA testing bill has many friends, some foes," by Congressional Quarterly (11/11/03)
- "Innocence Protection Act not a cure-all for wrongful convictions," by E.E. "Bo" Edwards, www.democrats.us (10/03)
- "Toward death penalty reform," New York Times (10/13/03)
- "Justice through DNA," Washington Post (10/7/03)
- "Science and justice to get a jump-start," Boston Herald (10/5/03)
- "Bipartisan deal reached on DNA tests for inmates," by Julie Eilperin, Washington Post (10/2/03)
- "Lawmakers agree on DNA crime bill," Reuters (10/1/03)
- "Lawmakers reach agreement on DNA testing bill," by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press (9/30/03)
Links to more information on the IPA
Legislative History -- The Innocence Protection Act of 2001
The Innocence Protection Act of 2001 is a carefully crafted package of criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing the risk that innocent persons may be executed. Most urgently, the bill would afford greater access to DNA testing by convicted offenders; and help States improve the quality of legal representation in capital cases.
From The Champion: "Innocence Protection Act: Death Penalty Reform on the Horizon," by Ronald Weich -- (April 2001) --The criminal justice pendulum may be swinging back in the direction of fairness. The Innocence Protection Act of 2001, introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives earlier this year, promises meaningful reforms in the administration of capital punishment in the United States.
NACDL Announces Support of the Innocence Protection Act-- Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2001) --The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers today announced its support for the Innocence Protection Act, which is expected to be reintroduced in Congress this afternoon. NACDL President Edward Mallett issued the following statement ...
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