Bill to eliminate rape kit backlog expected to pass in Washington

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Rape survivors and police might only have to wait weeks to find out the results of a DNA rape kit in Washington state, instead of nearly a year in the current backlog.

Backers of state House Bill 1166 said it would provide the Washington State Patrol with funding to eliminate a backlog of more than 10,000 unprocessed rape kits.

Senate Law & Justice Committee Chair Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, said he expected the bill to pass.

The bill calls for $13 million in state funding to hire 20 crime lab scientists and to upgrade testing equipment, said bill sponsor Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines. “We’re sorry it was broken and we’re going to fix it.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-to-eliminate-rape-kit-backlog-expected-to-pass-in-washington/ar-BBUXMjC

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1. At least they provided funding. The lack of funding is a major reason why a lot of these rape ...

kits don't get processed. A true shame, in that for lack of money, crimes are being ignored/overlooked, and not prosecuted as they should be.