For Immediate Release: May 25, 2023 Contact: Olivia Hall, media@endthebacklog.org NEW YORK – Today, in a significant step towards enhancing accountability and support for survivors of sexual assault, Colorado has enacted HB1199, a crucial bill that establishes a statewide rape kit tracking system. This legislation marks a pivotal moment in the state’s commitment to addressing […]
Today, the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national organization working to end the backlog of untested rape kits nationwide, celebrates the sigining of HB1143 by Governor Polis in Colorado. We also emphatically thank Senator Danielson, and Representatives Froelich and Soper, for their commitment to addressing this gap in victims’ rights.
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 during a six-month period beginning in January 2013. The police department has informed victims whose evidence was destroyed of the “grievous mistake,” and that […]
