Bioprocess Development and Training Complex

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

MAYAGUEZ, PR - On Tuesday April 13, 2010, the Criminal Judicial Committee of the Senate of Puerto Rico directed by the chairman of the committee, Hon Jose E. Velazquez Gonzalez, held an ocular hearing at the "Bioprocess Development and Training Complex" (BDTC) facilities in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

The ocular hearing was the result of the participation of BDTC organization to discuss the P. C. 1257, known as the "Law for the Conservation of Biological Evidence." If converted into law, it will allow those convicted of serious crimes in Puerto Rico the opportunity to prove his/her innocence through DNA testing which compares the DNA of the convicted with DNA found at the scene of the crime. This law also provide for training of public personnel that handle biological evidence.