State of Alabama

The Alabama Computer Forensic Laboratories were created by the Alabama District Attorneys Association to directly support the efforts of the Distirct Attorneys and other criminal justice entities within the State investigate and prosecute criminal offenses where digital evidence may be involved.

The ACFL has personnel in all three Federal Judicial Districts within Alabama and provides these subject-matter expert's services to any criminal justice agency investigating a crime within Alabama at no charge to the requesting agency.

These experts frequently examine digital evidence and recover data that generates new investigative leads, provides additional evidence or, in some cases, the only evidence of criminal activity. In other cases, these examinations have helped to exhonerate innocent persons. Additionally, ACFL experts often testify in court about their examinations and provide training to law-enforcement, prosecutors, and citizens about various computer crime related issues.