San Francisco judge rules in favor of ACLU; State of California cannot store DNA of people arrested for felony but never convicted

 

"When someone gets arrested for a felony, they have no choice: They must provide a sample of their DNA to the State of California. But when they’re not convicted, the State still indefinitely hangs onto their DNA, storing it in a massive database to use in future investigations."

"Sure, you have the right to file a petition to have your DNA expunged. But most people don’t know that. And Black and Brown people are the ones most harmed because they are disproportionately arrested."

"We sued to stop this blatant violation of the right to privacy, and a San Francisco Superior Court judge agreed with us. He has given the State 90 days to come up with a plan to automatically destroy the DNA of people who are eligible."