Earlier this week, state and local leaders gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Regional Laboratory in Dothan! This 10,000-square-foot facility will support and be a critical hub for forensic investigations across seven Alabama counties.
According to Governor Ivey, “The new state-of-the-art forensic laboratory was designed to improve efficiency, expand laboratory capacity, and utilize the [latest] forensic technologies. The main functions of the Dothan Laboratory are reducing turnaround time for evidence analysis, increasing capacity to process cases, supporting more efficient prosecutions and a stronger justice system, and enhancing community safety by tackling drug-related crime effectively.”
“It is a great example of state and local partnership helping make our community safer. This facility is helping not just the Wiregrass be safer, but all of Alabama be a safer place each day by taking some of the most dangerous drugs off the streets and conducting state-of-the-art forensic testing in a timely manner,“ Angelo Della Manna, the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences director, said.
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