National Rape Kit Backlog Gets a $35 Million Boost

The massive national backlog of rape kits is being targeted by Manhattan’s district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr. According to Vance, there is a backlog of “hundreds of thousands of rape kits” across the country in police warehouses. His office, which has long been a leader in processing untested kits, has pledged $35 million in national funding toward eliminating that backlog.
National Rape Kit Backlog Gets a $35 Million Boost
Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. speaks about the $35 million he is pledging in funding to eliminate the backlog of untested rape kits in New York City, on Nov. 12, 2014. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
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Actress Mariska Hargitay, star of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," speaks on the thousands of rape kits nationwide that are still awaiting DNA testing in New York on Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Actress Mariska Hargitay, star of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," speaks on the thousands of rape kits nationwide that are still awaiting DNA testing in New York on Nov. 12, 2014. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
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