{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2022/7/stanton-penzone-announce-600-000-federal-investment-for-maricopa-sheriff-s-forensic-dna-testing-technology", "Stanton, Penzone Announce $600,000 Federal Investment for Maricopa Sheriff\u2019s Forensic DNA Testing Technology", "2022-07-25", "2022", "2022-07", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Greg Stanton announced today that a $600,000 federal investment that he secured for the Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office to purchase RapidHIT DNA enhancement technology has been included in a House appropriations bill.\n\nRapidHIT DNA technology is a proven tool that allows law enforcement to process DNA samples quickly and get criminals off the street faster. The instruments can generate lab-quality forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes, as opposed to the weeks or months it can take for results to come back from the state crime lab due to backlogs and higher priority casework. The funds Stanton secured will be used to purchase two of these tools.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, the State of Arizona hasn\u2019t put in enough resources to keep up in our crime labs. More and more, law enforcement agencies across the state are turning to MCSO,\u201d said Stanton. \u201cThis investment is a big deal. It will help ease the backlog in crime labs, bring closure to victims and families more quickly, and make our community a safer place to live.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe most impactful part of having this equipment readily accessible is our ability to be proactive in efforts to prevent the next crime. The opportunity to have such advanced equipment for this office\u2014and for public safety in general\u2014is a considerable investment on behalf of our communities,\u201d Penzone said. \u201cThank you to Congressman Stanton for being a good friend to public safety.\u201d\n\n\u201cAdding this rapid-hit DNA capability into their arsenal of tools is going to allow us to better serve our community with the latest technology and continue to be a resource for law enforcement throughout the state,\u201d Deputy Chief Frank McWilliams of MCSO\u2019s Investigations Bureau said.\n\n\u201cRather than spending hours, days, or months looking for DNA analysis to be completed by a state laboratory, we are allowed to use this very quick technology. This is a gamechanger for MCSO, which does not have a full-scale DNA lab,\u201d Senior Crime Lab Analyst Kelly Donaldson said.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2022/7/stanton-penzone-announce-600-000-federal-investment-for-maricopa-sheriff-s-forensic-dna-testing-technology"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7889929693192244, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}