"This paper is about the enforcement of DNA statutes in the prison setting (1). It stems from one case, Sanders v. Coman (2), in which a convicted murderer challenged North Carolina's right to extract blood samples pursuant to the state's DNA legislation (3), by force if necessary, from imprisoned felons. The murderer lost, the State's legislation emerged constitutional, the prisons properly continue to extract blood samples with or without the inmates' cooperation, and the case stands as an encouraging precedent for other states."
..."Apart from providing information and acting as an initial resource for other states should their legislation be subject to similar attacks, one hopes that this paper will perhaps also bolster efforts to enact such legislation in states where it presently does not exist."
(...such as in Europe where: "Besides forensic casework, Y-STR markers are also valuable for paternity analysis and anthropological studies.
Y-STRs are particularly useful in cases where males are separated by more than one generation."
"Therefore, Y markers are gaining popularity in certain countries as a tool to determine eligibility for immigration.")
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