Cornyn bill to reduce national rape kit backlog signed into law

Cornyn bill to reduce national rape kit backlog signed into law

Cornyn’s legislation increased the dollar amount spent on untested rape kits by 35 percent January 8, 2018President Donald Trump signed a bill proposed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) called the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act —...
Formerly disgraced DC crime lab eliminates rape kit backlog

Formerly disgraced DC crime lab eliminates rape kit backlog

The Department of Forensic Science is back up to speed and unlike other cities its size, D.C. has no rape kit backlog, officials say. January 2, 2018WASHINGTON — Three years after D.C.’s DNA lab lost its accreditation, the city is touting a total turnaround. The...