Investigations Reveal Rape Kit Backlogs in Colorado and Arizona
Recently, there has been news of rape kit backlogs in two areas of the country: the greater Denver area in Colorado and the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona. Greater Denver Area, Colorado On...
View ArticleTexas Estimates 20,000 Untested Rape Kits Statewide
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimates there are 20,000 untested rape kits sitting in police storage facilities across the state, according to a January, 3, 2013 article in The New York...
View ArticleHundreds of Untested Rape Kits Reported in Davenport and Fort Worth
The Quad-City Times recently reported that there are 671 untested rape kits sitting in storage at the police department in Davenport, Iowa; some have been there since the 1990s. Of the 47 rape kits...
View ArticleBill Requiring Rape Kit Testing Passes Colorado House Judiciary Committee
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee has taken a step toward eliminating the state’s rape kit backlog. The Committee unanimously passed a bill, HB 1020, that would require each law enforcement agency...
View ArticleCities in Illinois, Texas and Ohio Working to Clear Their Backlogs
There has been a flurry of reports in the news recently about the steps several cities across the country have taken to eliminate their rape kit backlogs. These cities are in varying stages of...
View ArticleTwo Indictments Filed as Cleveland Begins to Clear Its Backlog
The first two criminal indictments, formal statements charging a defendant with a crime, have been filed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio as a result of Attorney General Mike DeWine’s initiative to clear the...
View ArticleMichigan and Colorado Working Toward Ending the Backlog
Last week brought promising news about the rape kit backlog from two states, Michigan and Colorado. In Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder, Attorney General Bill Schuette and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym...
View ArticleAurora Police Accidentally Destroys Evidence from 48 Sexual Assault Cases
Last week in Aurora, Colorado, Police Chief Dan Oates announced that evidence from 48 different sexual assault cases was destroyed by mistake. The evidence, all from 2009 cases, had been destroyed...
View ArticleOhio Makes Progress on Rape Kit Testing
As we have shared previously, Ohio is making strides toward ending its rape kit backlog. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) reports that of 1,165 kits tested so far, there have been 322...
View ArticleCommunities Commit to Rape Kit Reforms
Recently, the rape kit backlog has been an increasingly common topic in news stories from across the country, from Ohio and Illinois to Texas and Tennessee. Ohio In Ohio, Attorney General Mike DeWine’s...
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