1.   Acuna cited a law recently signed by Perry allowing criminal defendants and inmates access to DNA testing as an example of the improvements favored by the governor.

2.   Seventeen states enacted laws granting inmates access to post-conviction DNA testing, while another five states banned the execution of mentally retarded inmates.

3.   The act would also require the preservation of biological evidence that may later prove crucial on appeal and ensure death row inmates access to DNA testing.

4.   The House tentatively approved a bill Wednesday that would give more inmates access to DNA testing.

5.   The opening gave the inmates access to a walkway guards use to escort handcuffed inmates to and from the Adjustment Center, correctional sources said.

6.   The second guard relented to their demands and gave the inmates access to keys and other inmates.

7.   The increase has prompted legislation allowing inmates access to DNA testing.