Despite a law passed in 2017 that allowed clearing of the rape kit backlog through crowd-funding, advocates say there’s still a substantial backlog of untested rape kits.
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From Texas Public Radio:
Texas lawmakers want to end a backlog of untested rape kits. A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday aimed to help thousands of women find justice and closure. The legislation was named after a sexual assault survivor who was denied justice after waiting decades for her evidence to be tested.
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