Prostitutes DNA Database

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/070910dnmetprostitutes.1cf2c86.html

This is a not a good thing for a blogger to admit...but I don't really know what to say about this.  Here's what the Dallas Morning News is reporting:  when a woman is arrested for prostitution at a truck stop in Dallas County, she will be asked to voluntarily submit a DNA sample.  The sample will be maintained by the Dallas County Sheriff.  If there are future cases of unidentified murdered women, the Sheriff will compare the collected prostitute DNA to the murdered victim. 

Why truck stops and why prostitutes?  Apparently, the FBI believes there are 100s of serial-killer-truck-drivers who prey on prostitutes.

The article quotes the Sheriff's office as doing the DNA collection as part of its new treatment program for prostitutes.

On the one hand I applaud the larger picture that acknowledges the reality that prostitutes are victims (future, if not also present) but on the other hand, this is giving me a creepy-Brave-New-World feeling.

Texas Prisoners Blog

This might be interesting.  http://txprisonerjournal.blogspot.com/  I found this blog while aimlessly surfing.  I often stay away from prisoner literature (mainly because I find too depressing), but a blog about prison-hot topics written by Texas inmates could be interesting.  I'll try to check back every once in a while.

Adrienne Dunn is a criminal defense lawyer in Dallas.  To find out more:  http://www.dunncriminallaw.com/