The Missouri legislature has passed S.B. 569, which mandates significant reforms in how the state handles untested sexual assault kits. The Joyful Heart Foundation (Joyful Heart), a national organization dedicated to ending the rape kit backlog, praised the move to expand survivors’ rights and mandate in law best practices for the submission and tracking of DNA evidence.
THE JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION WITH MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC SCHMITT Our guest author is Attorney General Eric Schmitt of Missouri. Attorney General Schmitt launched the SAFE Kit initiative in the state to address the backlog of untested rape kits and bring justice to survivors. The first step of the initiative was to carry out an […]
Prepares to Testify before U.S. Senate Committee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015CONTACT: Melissa Schwartz, media@joyfulheartfoundation.org NEW YORK – As part of its ongoing effort to identify the number of untested rape kits across the United States, the Joyful Heart Foundation today released information obtained from the following cities: • Charlotte, North Carolina (1,019 kits) […]
