The Ledger.com

Zambuto & Prichard: Resources Needed to Test Rape Kits

July 10, 2015
By
MAILE M. ZAMBUTO AND THERESA L. PRICHARD

Recently, the Joyful Heart Foundation announced that Jacksonville has 1,943 untested rape kits in law enforcement evidence storage facilities. Sadly, Jacksonville is not alone.

Despite the fact that DNA evidence can be an incredibly powerful tool to solve and prevent crimes, the federal government estimates that across the country there are hundreds of thousands of rape kits that have never been sent to a crime lab for testing.

read more