America tested 100,000 forgotten rape kits. Justice remains elusive.
WEB1 day ago · By the Justice Department's count, the program has led to 100,000 kits being tested and 1,500 convictions so far – nearly half from two agencies, while others have seen meager results. In ...
Wisconsin received millions to address rape kits, got few convictions
WEB18 hours ago · The country's rape kit backlog first burst into public view more than a decade ago. One study estimated there were between 300,000 and 400,000 untested kits in the U.S. The kits hold evidence of a ...
White House responds to USA TODAY investigation on rape kit …
WEB1 day ago · Since then, 90 local and state agencies have been allocated about $350 million dollars in Justice Department grants intended to help test backlogged kits, solve more cases and give answers to rape ...
Many rape kits left untested despite millions in funding | The …
WEB2 days ago · Since its founding in 2015, SAKI has handed out nearly $350 million dollars in grant money to 90 local and state agencies across the U.S. But for many rape survivors, the program's promise of ...
Feds committed $350M for rape kit backlog. Progress has been …
WEB2 days ago · Progress has been rocky. Feds committed $350M to tackle rape kit backlog. The program's progress has been rocky. Over the past decade, the U.S. government has awarded nearly $350 million in grants ...
Talking with the U.S. representatives behind a bill to address the rape …
WEBOct 4, 2023 · More than a hundred thousand kits of sexual assault evidence, known as rape kits, sit untested across the country. Now two members of Congress from opposing parties have teamed up to address the problem.
Talking with the U.S. representatives behind a bill to address the rape …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · More than a hundred thousand kits of sexual assault evidence, known as rape kits, sit untested across the country. Now two members of Congress from opposing parties have teamed up to address...
North Carolina has ended its backlog of thousands of untested rape kits …
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Attorney General Josh Stein says North Carolina has ended the rape kit backlog of untested older sexual assault kits, adding the Survivor Act played a big role. The bipartisan law helps...
Tennessee's long rape kit processing times cut ... - Associated Press News
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Tennessee’s lead investigative agency says it now takes less than half the time it took to process rape kits in August 2022, not long before the high-profile killing of a jogger shone a light on the long delays and prompted a funding boost.
Maryland lets sexual assault victims keep track ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 20, 2024 · In 2022, the state had a backlog of 5,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits. Carisa Hatfield, assistant attorney general and counsel for the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, said the state is working on addressing the backlog.
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