Federal officials who pledged millions of dollars to test backlogged rape kits promised sexual predators would be brought to justice – and wrongfully convicted prisoners would be exonerated. But nine ...

Wisconsin has received $9.5 million in federal grants since 2015 to test and clear a backlog of rape kits and improve notifications and services for survivors. A primary goal of the program, known as ...

Despite a federal program designed to clear backlogs of DNA evidence from rape cases, state and local officials around the country chose – again – not to test about 20% of kits and secured few ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports the turnaround time for rape kit testing in West Tennessee is down to just under 12 weeks. Senator Brent Taylor of Memphis said the ...

THE DETAILS ON THE TRACK KITS FROM ANNAPOLIS AS. THIS PROGRAM IS ALREADY IN PLACE IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES. NOW, MARYLAND OFFICIALS SAY IT’S OUR TURN FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.

In 2000, New York City began testing old rape kits with updated methods and comparing the results with profiles in the state DNA database. Three years later, the evidence in Mercer’s case matched ...