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Rachel Rippetoe

Rachel Rippetoe is a freelance reporter based in Brooklyn, New York and can be reached at rachelrippetoe@gmail.com.

Illinois could soon become the first state to bar deceptive tactics while interrogating minors.

12/3/2020

New York Lawmakers Want Limits on Collection of Kids’ DNA

By Rachel Rippetoe

Illustration by Christine Ongjoco
In New York City, a middle-schooler pulled over by police could end up in a largely secretive DNA database simply for sipping a soda during questioning, whether or not they are ever implicated in a crime — a practice some lawmakers and justice advocates want to eradicate statewide.