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Expanding DNA Databases Raise Questions

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Yesterday, the ACLU filed a challenge to California's Proposition 69, which requires DNA samples from anyone arrested on felony charges, even those who are not charged or convicted. Orange County prosecutors have gone a step further and are offering to drop charges for minor offenses if the accused gives up a DNA sample. Guest: Kara Dansky, executive director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center .

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