America tested 100,000 forgotten rape kits. But justice remains elusive.
The nationwide effort aimed to clear backlogged sexual assault kits and put rapists behind bars. The $350M investment has ...
Wisconsin received millions to test rape kits. Only 10 offenders have been convicted.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice referred 48 cold cases from the testing project to local prosecutors for charges.
Rape kits found in Detroit have led to 257 convictions and revealed hundreds of serial rapists
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she is immensely proud of the work her team has done in getting justice for victims.
'Victims deserve to know': One city's untested rape kits
In Wichita, Kansas, officials set out to clear a backlog of untested rape kits and give victims answers. Years later, many ...
States Are Banning This DIY Rape Kit
This company made a product to serve victims who don't want to go to police right after a sexual assault. Some politicians ...
Fact check: Is rape up 53% in NC since Josh Stein became Attorney General?
A Republican-backed television advertisement is attacking North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein's record on getting ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press13d
Murfreesboro police: Victims no longer access rape kit exams at Rutherford hospital
Murfreesboro police have not obtained sexual assault examination evidence in nearly a year from Ascension Saint Thomas ...
The Daily Reflector1dOpinion
Mitch Kokai: Stein ad revises history on rape-kit backlog
In his bid to become North Carolina’s next governor, Josh Stein is highlighting a piece of his record as the state’s elected ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel1d
America's rape kit backlog was a national scandal. A decade later, problems persist.
A decade ago, a USA TODAY investigation helped reveal the national backlog of rape kits. Evidence from thousands of sexual assaults had been left to sit – untested – in law enforcement storage. In ...