On Monday, Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, and state Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, a bill requiring the Department of Corrections to collect DNA samples from inmates serving sentences who have not previously provided one.
The act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
“Capturing these DNA samples will allow law enforcement to potentially close decades-long cold cases and bring the families much-needed closure they deserve. Victims have rights, too, and that includes the right to know who committed atrocious crimes against their loved ones,” said Ingoglia.
“This bill will close a loophole in the law and will allow us to obtain DNA evidence from all persons incarcerated in Florida state prisons so that our backlog of cases can be closed, which will bring finality and closure to many Florida families,” said Fabricio.
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