Unfortunately, the backlogs will have to wait a while, because only $475,000 has been allocated for this fiscal year. For now, the Houston Police Department is expected to prioritize their cases in order to process the most important and pressing matters first, particularly those where suspects have already been identified. Houston criminal attorneys say these are the most critical situations because they also may help release innocent suspects from wrongful accusations.

The huge backlog has been able to pile up as the police forensics department has been understaffed for some time.

To read more about the issue, see the article in the Houston Chronicle. Image via NobMouse [Flickr].