Advocate for a Robust Evidence Preservation Law in Delaware

The First State is one of the last states without a statute, leaving the wrongfully convicted with significant challenges in proving their innocence.

Today, DNA can provide some of the best evidence of guilt — or innocence — which is why it’s crucial to preserve and retain crime scene evidence. Properly preserving biological evidence is critical to solving cold cases and exonerating the innocent.

To date, over 630 wrongfully convicted people have been exonerated through DNA evidence, including 38 people from death row. 

Unfortunately, Delaware is one of only six states in the nation that does not have an evidence preservation law — meaning there are no consistent, evidence–based procedures for properly preserving, storing, and retaining evidence. As a result, the wrongfully convicted face incredible challenges to proving their innocence.

Join us as we urge Delaware legislators to enact SB 214 requiring the automatic preservation and retention of biological evidence. Sign our petition today.

This campaign is in partnership with Innocence Project Delaware.