Memphis Sexual Assault Kit Summit
In October, Joyful Heart was proud to attend and give the keynote speech at the second annual Sexual Assault Kit Summit for Cities, hosted by the Memphis Sexual Assault Kit Task Force. Over 26 jurisdictions from 15 states came together to share and discuss strategies and best practices for addressing their rape kit backlogs. Joyful Heart’s Director of Policy and Advocacy takes us inside the summit.
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Inside Kentucky’s Statewide Audit of Untested Rape Kits
In September, Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen announced the findings of his office’s statewide count of untested kits. In an ENDTHEBACKLOG exclusive, he shares about the auditing process, partnerships built and critical next steps.
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Lessons Learned from the Texas Experience
It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits sit in police evidence facilities, awaiting testing. Texas Department of Public Safety Assistant Director Skylor Hearn shares key take-aways from the Texas experience.
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ENDTHEBACKLOG in the News
Read about Joyful Heart’s efforts to #ENDTHEBACKLOG:
- Wayne County to give $1M to rape kit investigations (The Detroit Free Press)
- Florida statistics show nearly 11,000 rape kits untested; AG has called for more funding (The Daily Journal)
- Many rape kits remain unanalyzed in Corridor; elsewhere in nation (The Gazette)
- Long road ahead to deal with thousands of untested rape kits in Washington (The Olympian)
- Lawmaker calls for statewide audit of untested rape kits (The Washington Times)
- New rape kit testing policies need follow-through: Editorial (The Oregonian)
- Finally tackling backlog of rape case evidence (The Hartford Courant)
- How Grady Memorial Hospital proposes to fix its rape kit problem (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Thompson: A rape survivor opens up (The Detroit News)
For the latest news and media coverage on the rape kit backlog, please visit our Media Archive.
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