General Info

Founded in 1956, the Mississippi Crime Laboratory is a division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Its director is appointed by the commissioner and is responsible for the operation of the laboratory and the State Medical Examiner s Office. The laboratory provides a full-range of forensic services to law enforcement agencies throughout Mississippi. It offers impression evidence services that involve comparison and examination of latent prints, firearms, tool marks and questioned documents. The Mississippi Crime Laboratory also provides analytical services that involve chemical analysis of substances. The laboratory s bioscience division offers conventional serology and DNA testing services. It has regional laboratories located in Batesville, Gulf Coast and Meridian in Mississippi. The Mississippi Crime Laboratory maintains a presence in Jackson, Miss.