A federal law mandated outside oversight of crime labs. CBI didn’t use it, watchdogs allege. ACLU of Colorado, Korey Wise Innocence Project criticize Colorado Bureau of Investigation in 5-page ...

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday afternoon that it will not be using the Colorado Bureau of Investigation crime labs for forensic casework moving forward.

The CBI estimated that, over two years, they could cut the backlog to 100 days. But skeptics in the General Assembly said even that is too long.