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This is encouraging news for sexual assault survivors waiting for justice.
Proposed California Law Could Establish Victims Portal Within Rape Kit Tracking System
If Signed, California Law Could Establish Victim Portal...
For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021Contact: Olivia Hall, media@endthebacklog.org NEW YORK -- Today, the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national organization working to end the backlog of untested rape kits nationwide, celebrates the unanimous...
Where the Backlog Exists and What's Happening to End It
It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits sit untested in police and crime lab storage facilities across the country. Each kit represents a survivor who underwent the lengthy and invasive rape kit exam and reported the rape to the...
Legislation and policies that require law enforcement agencies to test every rape kit booked into evidence provide a concrete way to ensure greater access to justice for survivors. Joyful Heart is implementing a national campaign that was...
