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Washington DOC Enjoined from Taking Blood
Loaded on April 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1996, page 8
The Washington state court of appeals for Division I affirmed a superior court order enjoining the Washington DOC from taking blood from a prisoner for its DNA databank. Sheryl Kelley was convicted of drug possession. RCW 43.43.754 authorizes the DOC to take blood from persons convicted of a sex or ...
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